Autumn Leaf Rubbings

Autumn Leaf Rubbings

Kids love leaf rubbings with oil pastels. Materials: White Paper Colored Paper Leaves (green and flexible work best) Oil Pastels or crayons Scissors Glue Sticks Real leaves or Fabric Leaves (optional) Begin with white paper, leaves, and oil pastels or crayons. Place...
A Day with Clay

A Day with Clay

This week over at Studio Sprout we explored… CLAY! Our younger students created some really inventive and unique pieces! Materials Needed: air-dry clay (we use 25lb blocks of Laguna) tempera, activity or acrylic paint paint brushes cotton cloth or wood board to...
Printmaking: A Breeze with Leaves

Printmaking: A Breeze with Leaves

Materials Needed: black construction paper (we used 12×18) aluminum foil (for paint pallette) flat paint brushes leaves (still green and flexible) newsprint/scrap paper sponges (cut into four pieces) tempera paint (the more quality, the better it will show up on...
Celebrate Spring: Egg Carton Flower Bouquets

Celebrate Spring: Egg Carton Flower Bouquets

Spring Bouquet Materials: large egg crates (5-10 cups torn from the large carton per child) tempera paint tissue paper large buttons pipe cleaners The project began by giving each child 5 egg crates cut into individual cups. Older children can cut the cartons up by...
Autumn Wall Hanger

Autumn Wall Hanger

  Autumn Hangers are great for a wall or a front door. I know that many places have already seen the leaves change and are experiencing snow but we in California have a slower, more subtle change of seasons so before winter arrives we are still relishing in the glow...