Monday, December 15, 2008

Gift Making

Painting usually occurs on one large canvas and is a collective effort. This creates a wonderful sense of community but sometimes it is nice to have an individual representation of your own. During the two December sessions I provided the families with the opportunity to paint on surfaces that they would like to take home. With the holidays fast approaching these little treasures would make wonderful gifts.. For the Wednesday Group I presented the painting a little different. Knowing that Caleb is really into trains I used a flat try full of paint with a few trains. This really grabbed his attention and connected something familiar (trains) with something he is still unsure of (paint). The other children enjoyed them as well. The Friday Group was enhanced by Kaia's presence and she found the glitter gold paint particularly interesting. I just thought I'd share some of my favorite photos from the last two weeks.

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How many boys can fit on one step?

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