Mundo Lindo ~ Beautiful World. Where kids discover the joy and power of creativity… This blog chronicles a free after-school program for 4th & 5th grade kids in Escondido, California.
See the creature with the orange feathers in front? That's a tiger. And he's building a trophy for "best tiger."
Thirteen kids in class today. Each made a coil or pinch pot, like the Kumeyaay indians did, and then they could make what they wanted. They really enjoyed working in clay!
After the kids finished making things with clay, they wrote and illustrated a story about one of the pieces in the little books we made at the beginning of class. She's writing about giving her mom the vase she made, and how happy her mom will be.
I forgot my camera today, for class, so here's a photo of what I made from red clay that air dries. I told the kids about the Kumeyaay indians (many already knew of them) and we talked about clay and the types of vessels the indians made. I showed them how to make a pinch pot and a coil pot. After they made one of those, I encouraged them to make an animal from the clay. They made rabbits, mice, angels, turtles, a dog, a dragon and tinkerbell. Eleven kids today.
Sixteen kids today and I didn't get time to take many pics. You can see a high heel shoe, a piece of pepperoni pizza, and a vase.
Here's a darling little dog, ready for the color tissue. Also in today's class we had a papier mache boat, a strawberry, a heart, a turtle, a soccer player, bowls, a plate, a hummingbird, cockatoo and a pickle!
Eleven kids in class today. We made art quilts. Inspired by things on the museum patio, the kids drew a picture, then painted it on cotton canvas. We used acylic paint, which dried quickly, since we were working outside.
Proud artists showing off their art quilts. About 1/2 the kids had never used a needle and thread before, and they all did great!
