Tuesday class

Tuesday after Christmas class.

Elizabeth

We did shrinky dink fish (and starfish and jellyfish too.) We all love shrinky dink!

half the fun is watching the shrinky dink shrink

It takes about 3 minutes, and we love to watch it curl and then flatten and shrink.

shrinky dink step one

This shrinky dink material required permanent markers

shrinky dink step two!

Heat it and it shrinks!

water scene (no time for kelp)

The kids painted two sheets of watercolor paper. One as sea (with salt sprinkled) and one as sky. Then I cut the water into 3 waves and we dangled the fish from fishing line from the top. We didn't have time to make kelp from green construction paper, as I'd planned. The kids were too into making fish.

water scene

water scene (no time for kelp)

water scene

hand painted picture frames

I got these wooden picture frames for last minute gifts for the kids to make. First they decided who they were going to create one for, then sketched the design in pencil on paper, then drew it on the frame and painted it with acrylic paint.

painting the picture frame

designing the picture frame

tuesday the 23rd

concentrating on creating

last minute gifts

Some of the picture frames the kids painted this week.

Kids art classes at San Diego Museum of Art

I'm teaching kids classes at the San Diego Museum of Art starting in January.

Artistic Explorations: Artville at SDMA
Each week kids will get creative with a different material and theme. This class will provide a venue for each young artist to be creative with gentle guidance in drawing, painting and sculpture. Creative problem solving and laughter is encouraged while discovering the joy of making art!

Saturdays, January 24—February 14, 2009
10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Ages 10-12 $65 SDMA members/$75
Instructor: Jane LaFazio

Saturdays, March 7—March 28, 2009
10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Ages 7—9 $65 SDMA members/$75
Instructor: Jane LaFazio

Register through San Diego Museum of Art here. Or call SDMA (619) 231-1996

wreath making

Special guest teacher, Deborah, showed us how to make wreaths from strips of fabric and a foam core base.

wreath making

Alyssa with wreath in progress. We cut the wreath shapes, and the kids tore to fabric into strips.

wreath making

Taylor, the wreath making champion!

wreath making

wreath making

wreath making

A wreath making fiesta!

advent calendars

advent calendars

advent calendars

advent calendars

Lizzie created the project this week. Advent calendars. She gave the kids square paper, with a pencil grid. The kids filled in the calendar days till Christmas and drew a picture in each dated square. Then, with specially cut strips of paper, covered the dates, so you could open the door to each drawing as you count down to Christmas.

advent calendars

advent calendars

advent calendars

Smile Natalie!

thursday kids

My husband!!!

I was sick, so my husband filled in with assistant Lizzie. This is his most wonderful robot.

robots

robots

robots

robots

Tuesday class

Robot Airlines flight attendant

robot

robots

Some classes have a holiday theme this time of year. Our theme seems to be robots

all I want for Christmas

After she finished her robot, Janet created this collage Christmas tree, with presents under the tree. AND she added her Christmas wish list complete with the total cost!

paper chain advent

I'd never heard of this, creating a paper chain and tearing off the links as it gets closer to Christmas. Ashley told us about it and some of the kids made them

VIDEO: Julian describes the robot he drew

For this project, I printed out pictures of all different kinds of robots and put them on the wall for reference. Then I asked the kids to draw 5 different robots, of their own creation. Julian drew this robot and then explained to me what the robot was made of and how it would be assembled. In other words, he drew something that he'd just build in his imagination. Very cool. Julian is 10 years old

happy thanksgiving

Jovan made this.

some robots

some robots

some robots

The kids could create robots to do chores for them. Love the Maid Bot's hair do!

Mundo Lindo Saturday reception

Saturday, November 22, a reception at the Escondido Children's Museum for the kids and their families.

pumpkin pie

Clever clever. She created a pie out of clay, then added orange feathers on the top and called it a pumpkin pie!

a flower made of clay

feather selection

Selecting feathers to add to his clay turkey

clay turkey

turkeys etc made from clay

They made turkeys first, then they could make anything they wanted. We'll paint them next time.