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Art and Craft Time!

Today the girls spent alot of time doing some Art and Craft. I must admit that this has to be one of their favourite subjects. They love to be creative and to let their imaginations run wild. So today they spent time painting Calico bags. We had done some painted T-Shirts a little earlier in the year at my work, which the children enjoyed, so I decided to buy them some of their own paints and also Calico bag a week or so ago, so they could paint them. While purchasing this I also bought some Calico material which we will cut into smaller squares and paint, sew on and create miniature art expressions to them be sewn into a larger wall hanging and art piece further into the year.

So, the girls started out with pencil and paper and designed the picture for their bags, before then recreating their designs on the actual calico. Once the designs where replicated they took to painting then with the special fabric paint we had. Luckily Babcia was staying with us and could oversee the children’s work as I was too sick to do anything really. I had not been feeling well for most of the weekend, but yesterday everything just seemed to get on top on me. So much so that I have tried to get in to see the Doctor, but Wednesday morning is the earliest I can get an appointment.

Anyway,  enough about me being sick and more about my girls art work. The girls have created wonderful designs. NIK’s is all full of swirls and colours, which sums her up brilliantly, full of life and colour herself. JAHG’s is a little more tailored to her likes and dislikes, more refined and semetrical. She created a butterfly design as the main feature. Once the paint has dried, we need to iron the designs and then the girls intend to do some beading. They will be adding choice beads to the bag to enhance the overall feel, look and design. I am sure when they are finished they will look amazing.

Clay Making and putting the finishing touches on a Mask

Today the Girls did some clay modeling. They had a lot of fun creating shapes, animals and people out of the clay. We talked about the texture of the clay and its ability to be moulded into any shape we desired. We also compared the clays residue look and feel to that of foundation and talked about things that are made from Clay. The children enjoyed this activity very much, so I took the time to talk with a local Artist who teaches pottery, to see if we can arrange for the children to have some lessons from her. So watch this space we we are hoping to do pottery classes this first half of the year!

Clay Modeling

Clay Modeling

Clay Modeling

Clay Modeling

NIK also spent time today finishing off her mask that she had started earlier in the week. The end result was quite interesting and the mask look great on her!

NIK's Mask

NIK's Mask

Simply Stylish!

NIK’s Masterpiece – Two Bunnies Playing!

Drawing Bunnies

Drawing Bunnies

NIK has really taken a shine to being creative with pen and paper. Here she is drawing on a white board. She tells me her picture is of two bunnies. She is also expanding her knowledge and ability to write and recognise  letters of the alphabet. She can now form the letters N and T however her A looks more like a Q, but she is definitely making progress!

Finishing off her writing!

Finishing off her writing!

The Finsihed Masterpiece!

The Finished Masterpiece!

A Wonderful Piece of Art Work!

A Day full of Different Activities!

Beauty Salon is now open!

Beauty Salon is now open!

Today we had a really fun day. The children created their own Beauty Salon, where they would buff customers nails and give massages out! The salon was very busy all day, having over 15 customers through its door on its first day of opening!

Making a Mask

Making a Mask

A Polish Mask!

A Polish Mask!

We also enjoyed making masks today. The girls designed their own masks. This was a very thought provoking exercise. It was amazing to see their creativity coming out!

Fun at the Botanical Gardens

Fun at the Botanical Gardens

We also enjoyed a few hours at the Botanical Garden. The weather was excellent and after walking around admiring the beautiful flowers and plants we enjoyed a Picnic Lunch near the pond. Then it was off for another walk, before jumping on the bus after a wonderful day out at the Gardens.

Design a T-Shirt Activity

Today the girls spent time working on their T-Shirt designs and then actually creating them. JAHG designed a wonderful Butterfly pictures, that she painstakingly replicated from the paper design into a fabulous and colourful T-Shirt Print. NIK on the other hand, asked for assistance to create her design on paper as she is now one handed, but when it came time to actually paint the design onto the t-shirt, she opted for a more simplistic, yet colourful approach to T-Shirt painting!

A lot of fun was had by all and the end results where very unique and wonderfully creative!




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