Thanksgiving

The week of Thanksgiving we read this book:

Afterwards we made pilgrim finger puppets:

And adorable turkeys:

Sylvester

Another personal favorite that we did during the month of November!  We made our own magic pebbles; painted red with glitter.

Then we talked about what we would wish for if we had a magic pebble.  I thought I should share mine:

Then because you find rocks in dirt we made dirt cups.

Harry the Dirty Dog

 This was one of my favorite books when I was little and I was excited to share it with the kids.  I got some great ideas from the Crafty Crow.  After reading the story we had a dog wash.

 Then I let the kids color their own Harry.  The idea was to keep one Harry clean and the other dirty, as you can see not everyone got the memo:)

 Then we talked about where we'd go if we were a dog and wanted to get dirty.

 Then I made doggy treats aka bread sticks for the kids.

 They got to paint their treats with butter and then choose to decorate it with parmesan or cinnamon & sugar.

 Cinnamon and sugar was by for the favorite.

Not Scared of Anything!

To round out our Halloween themed month we read:

 Such a fun book!  And we made adorable crows and scarecrows to go with it.

Room on the Broom

 For this fun story we made a super fun witch, with movable parts.

 And then for snacks we made the witch a special broom:

Monsters

"Go Away Big Green Monster" was another fun day.  We made our very own monsters to make disappear:

 We had silly smiles for a snack:

Then we learned a new song Go Away! that the kids loved singing.

Vampires and other spooky creatures

 "Big Pumpkin" was a day full of spooky creatures.  The children made toilet paper roll vampires:

 Their own real mummy:

 And some spooky ghosts:

Bats

  In October we've been following a fun Halloween theme.  Children love Halloween so why not celebrate it all month long?  We started the month with "Stellaluna" and made wonderful brown bat puppets. 

Dinosaurs

Another fun day during September was:

We watercolored a Raptor going to bed.  Colored a picture of a Brontosaurus.  Played with miniature dinosaurs.

Wild Things

I'm working on catching up!  One on my favorite classes thus far was our Where the Wild Things Are class.  We made these super fun masks and then had our own "wild rumpus."

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Today was the first day of Tots Heart Art.  It was a little wild because I combined my Monday and Tuesday classes.  There were NINE kiddos but we had a great time!  We read this:

Then we had some fun activities:

Next week: Where The Wild Things Are

September FYI

I only have 2 spots left in my Monday classes and 3 left in my Tuesday classes. Please contact me if you're interested.

September

Were you wondering about September?

Our themes for September will be:

Cookies, Bugs & Butterflies, Dinosaurs, and Monsters

Surprise

All summer long my daughter has been green with envy because her big brother got to do art classes. This Fall I will be doing Tots Heart Art! It will be on Mondays at 10am for ages 3-4. We will do classes in month increments for $20 a month. Each class will be an hour and will be centered around a theme that will include a story, snack, and art project. Our classes will start in September, please contact me if you're interested.

rachel.iheartart@gmail.com

or leave a messeage here on the blog!

Week Six: Degas & Movement

After a quick break last week we're back! This week was Edgar Degas and Movement. No, movement is not one of the seven classic elements of art but it is important. My wonderful students working with chalk pastel and expressing movement: Notice the little person on the right?

That little person is my three year old daughter. After seeing all of the pictures of ballerinas and horses that I had put up this week she insisted on being a part of class. After class and enjoying chalk pastel that little girl got a bath.

Week 7: Raphael & Value

Week Five: O'Keeffe & Space

This week we leaned about Georgia O'Keeffe and her use of space. It was so fun to see the kids use bold colors and enlarge objects.
Next week:
Edgar Degas and moving out of the artistic elements we will focus on movement.

Week Four: Rodin & Form

Sadly this week I wasn't handy with the camera so, no fun pictures. Enjoy Auguste Rodin's The Thinker, because we did. We dug our hands into clay and made busts.
Next Week:
Georgia O'Keeffe and Space
July 5th, 1:00

Week Three: Durer and Texture

This week was Albrecht Durer and Texture. My Students:

And their amazing work:

Next week is Rodin and Form.
Don't forget to let me know if you are interested in July classes.

rachel.iheartart@gmail.com

It's Official:

I am going to do classes in JULY!

Tuesdays at 1:00pm

If I have enough students I will add an additional class on Thursdays at 1:00pm

Again, the details:

Every Tuesday and/or Thursday we will explore a different artist. We will look at a couple of different examples of their work and create a project based on what we've learned. This class is held in my home and is for ages 6-9. Each class will cost $7, and I'll be offering a sibling discount of $5.

Each class stands alone, come to one or come to them all!

Contact Me:

rachel.iheartart@gmail.com

Week Two: Matisse and Shape

This week we learned about Henri Matisse and shape. We defined the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Then we got to do some "painting with scissors."The kids sketching their ideas.

Some active painting with scissors.

Finishing up their masterpieces. There was a cat, sheep, and a pikachu when we were all done.

Next week: Albrecht Durer and Texture.