Pre-School fabric painting for Children's Art Auction Quilt

Pre-K larger than life Ice Cream Cones

Just in time for summer... I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!  

Pre-schoolers were challenged to make ice cream cones as tall or taller than themselves.  

To get ourselves excited about this tasty treat, we listed to this funny song about ice cream, words by Jack Prelutsky, sung by Natalie Merchant.

Taller than Mrs. A-K!

Adding sprinkles made from colored rice

When Sun Goes Down Behind the Trees....

Taking Turns

by Norma Farber

When sun goes home 

Behind the trees, 

And locks her shutters tight—

Then stars come out 

with silver keys 

to open up the night.

Pre-K artists read "Taking Turns," by Norma Farber.  They used colored paper, tissue paper and a copy of the poem to create a pair of small collages that illustrate this poem.

my example:

Pre-K Valentine's Day Printing Project- Part Two

Pre-K artists completed their Valentine's Day printing projects in art class today.  Last week we made the large printed hearts using foam paper and printing ink.  Today they cut out their prints from last week and made a collage as a surface to print onto.  They could also include small hearts cut from decorative handmade paper.  

For today's printing project, we bent toilet paper rolls into heart shapes and then printed hearts all over the pages.  I added pearl medium and glitter to some of the paints and I added liquid soap to the white paint, so that the paint would form a bubble on the end of the tube to create a solid heart.  

We made our pieces of artwork on 8"X10" black mat board so that they will stand the test of time or are frame-ready.  

Pre-K Valentine's Day Printing Project

Pre-K artists cut out heart shapes from styrofoam sheets.  They decorated their hearts with a variety of different types of lines.  We used printing ink to print our heart stamps.  We will use our prints to make Valentines next week, just in time for Valentine's Day! 

Chinese New Year Lanterns

Wind Paintings

On a particularly windy day, Pre-K artists made wind painting using liquid watercolors and their own breath.  We used short straws to help them move the paint with their breath.  Some artists also experimented with turning and tipping the paper.

Pre-K Pumpkin Patch and Nighttime Pictures

Pre-K artists made collage pumpkin faces using cut paper and nighttime pictures with gel markers and construction paper crayons.  They loved watching the gel marker ink "magically" appear as it dried. 

My example.  Pre-K'ers love to sign "Five Little Pumpkins."