a seasons project. fall
is it fall yet?
it is fall…
although hard to tell here in the always tropical miami, the humidity is gone, temperatures have dropped (slightly), the light has changed and leaves are beginning to change a bit as well
it is hard to teach a little one about seasons when there are hardly any obvious ones
on a cooler than usual sunday morning, i proposed a fall project to Lily with fall things we had in the yard and in the house
we gathered sticks, leaves, we grabbed some apples from the fridge and art supplies from the art cabinet
my biggest mission for this project was to not only teach Lily about fall but seasons in general
while setting up, we began talking about fall
what happens in the fall, what fall colors are, fall fruits…
with that, Lily chose her paint colors. yellow, orange, red and brown
we also discussed the parts of a tree
the roots, the tree trunk, the branches and the leaves
while she dipped leaves in paint and pressed them onto the poster board, we discussed the order of the seasons and their cycle
we also discussed that after a full cycle, a whole year passes and a new one begins
the project in itself turned out well, was easy and not too messy
but that wasn’t the mission
the mission was for Lily to learn about seasons
which she did
hands on
winter is next
happy ARTsy wednesday!
what we used:
poster board- sticks- leaves- apples (cut in half)- glue- paint- paper plates (or whatever you would like to use for paint dipping)- small forks (optional)
i thought it would be easier to dip the apples in the paint if they had something to hold onto
et voila!
mirari
October 18, 2013 @ 1:35 pm
i love your artsy activities! it sounds so fine explained to lilly, thenmaking the mural, i mean, she’s to be a seasons pro right now!!!
Claudia
October 18, 2013 @ 1:46 pm
@Mirari,
thank you Mirari. yes, she pretty much has them down now 🙂