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Emma decided this week that she wanted to make an Easter book. She picked out “Easter colors”, and set to work drawing things that she loves and is grateful for.
We bound it together using pipe cleaners – my favorite way to quickly bind kid books. You just punch a few holes, stick the pipe cleaners through, and twist. Faster than yarn, and I find that they give more structure, as well.
Emma took her book to school for Show & Tell this week. It’s the second time she’s brought something she made, and I’m loving this trend!
It’s also very appropriate to bring it to school, because the cover especially featured sponge painting – a technique she discovered at her art class in school, and brought home! She adapted the technique to make a couple of pictures to hang on the wall as well:
I am particularly fond of this very cheerful flower!
What art techniques are your kids loving right now?
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This is beautiful! I love the cheery Easter colours and the variety and individuality Emma brings to her work.
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Love her Easter book! So cute that she was so proud of it to take it to school.
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Absolutely precious!
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Such cheerful pictures! I agree a trend of bringing what you made to show and tell does sound good.
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I love Emma’s art. It’s great that she has an art class. Unfortunately, Anna has an art class only once a month, so she is not learning much there. So sad.
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maryanne Reply:
April 7th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
I’m really glad she gets art every week!
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What a gorgeous book and she must have been really proud of it to take it to school with her (I love the pipecleaner fastening as well). J is very into printing at the moment with his toys in particular and his other thing is paint pouring!
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maryanne Reply:
April 7th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
I need to introduce my kids to paint pouring – they’ll love it!
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Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum Reply:
April 7th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I need to get sturdier paper to deal with it or give him less paint to pour at the moment it just results in what ever he has made being a wet mess
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maryanne Reply:
April 7th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
I doubt he minds – it’s all about the process, right? :)
Someday, I want to set up a giant pour art station outside (on a magically non-windy day…)
Love the idea of using pipe-cleaners for fasteners! & go Emma!
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So pretty! I love how she’s so proud of it and brought it to school.
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What a gorgeous book. Pipecleaners are a brilliant idea for binding the book.
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