Friday, December 21, 2012

Helping Hands Project for Sandy Hook Elementary

helping hands project
Today we talked about the deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The kids listened intently and talked about what they'd heard and how they felt. I told them about the Helping Hands Project
helping hands project
Each child printed their hands. Then to the sheet of paper, they added their name, age, city and what they wanted to tell the children from Sandy Hook Elementary, when they returned to school in Newtown, CT,  in January. (Hand prints, like ours, from all over the country will hang in the new school. At least that's the plan)
helping hands projecthelping hands project


helping hands project
Brittany, our wonderful 16 year old volunteer and Abi.
helping hands project

helping hands project
The kids asked me what I thought they should write...We discussed it, and I told them as long as it was from their heart, it was good.

helping hands project
The children were intent and serious with this project. Made me cherish them even more, if that's possible.
helping hands project

helping hands project

helping hands project

helping hands project

helping hands project

helping hands project

helping hands project

Egg Carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers
We made flowers from egg cartons today. (You can see the tutorial I created here.)
egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers

egg carton flowers
I got little papier mache boxes from a craft store, and the kids decorated them with paint and their egg carton creations.
egg carton flowersegg carton flowers
And they helped clean up too!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Painting Papier Mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache
We painted our papier mache this week.
painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache
Victor painted his balloon shape as a dinosaur egg.
painting papier mache
And he painted the dinosaur
painting papier mache
And of course, the dinosaur emerging from the egg!
painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache
Cupcakes!!
painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache
Reindeer!
painting papier mache

painting papier mache

painting papier mache
Snowman!
Next week is the last class for 2012. Mundo Lindo starts up again on January 10, 2013.