Monday, October 08, 2007

The Magical Tree

Today was the first day of teaching art at Alex's school. It went really well. The kids were really excited about creating the magical tree. It got painted with glittery paint, then they added spider webs and vines made of yarn and treasures (beads and parts of necklaces) for the magic. They worked for about an hour or so, but would have easily worked for another 30 minutes or so. One little girl said she wanted to stay and work for 9 and 50 days!

Here are some pictures of Alex and Nicholas working. I figure you know them, and would rather see them than the other kids, even though they are also cute.

Alex was cutting some yarn to put on the tree. She was concentrating really hard.

She's on the table so she can reach up higher on the tree. (The tree is taller than me!)

Nicholas was really interested in helping with the painting part. He even painted his sister when she turned her back on him! Silly little guy!

Towards the end of the creation of the Magical Tree, Nicholas decided that sitting on the trike was the place to be. He didn't have any meltdowns at all, so I'm looking forward to him joining us on future art room days!

The finished tree, side one.

The finished tree, side two.
The blue clump in the upper rightish is a hive for bees. Just in case you didn't already know.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW!!!

What a wonderful experience for the kids and for you. Enjoyed seeing the tree at the end of day 1. Please keep pictures posted as it continues to morph.
~~~~Dad

Anonymous said...

Sorry you didn't receive my response on this posting yesterday. Where it went after I sent it your way is a mystery. The Magical Tree is a direct reflection of you sharing your love and passion for art with the children at the school. The creative explosion of magic on the tree reflects a great deal of imagination and creativity. It fill be fun to watch the tree as the year progresses. What's the next team project? Love yous, Mannah

Anonymous said...

Awesome!