Making Puppets!

I gave the kids a pattern for a puppet,
and they selected fabric and cut out the pieces.

They decorated the front, and then sewed on the pieces

We had plenty of fabric! That's Marcy trying to 'organize' it.

Daisy led a discussion on the character of the puppets.

The kids created their own puppets this week, in preparation for our last day party and puppet show on Thursday, May 10. (You're invited! for the 4:30 puppet show!)
Daisy will meet with them next week to discuss and help them develop  the voices, personalities and names of the puppets and we'll do a rehearsal.

 

Egg Drop

It's still spring break, so we had a small, but mighty class today.
  
First, we did sun-printing outside, in the garden.
 
Then, began the competition! An egg drop. Three teams of three kids, each with the exact same materials. They were charged with building something to protect their raw egg from a drop of 14 feet or so.







Ashley's team created a grave marker (!) for their egg's eminent death!

The kids were left to do whatever they wanted. They gave their eggs names, made team banners, used nearly a roll of scotch tape.




  
The drop! All the eggs were so well encased in tape and cardboard, none of them broke. But they were buried, nonetheless. 



The next round, they could use whatever they wanted, except no scotch tape this time.



The kids LOVED this project, and as you can see, were totally engaged. They worked great as teams!



Team photos...


 
The drop (I threw them, this time!)
 
And, an impromptu graveyard for the eggs was created. Again, totally the kid's idea.
 

monoprinting

Monoprinting! one of my favorites. We used geli printing plates and BioColor and regular printer paper.

Stencils and rubber bands and bubble wrap













then the kids cut up some of their prints to create cards.


 



 

Before we started printing, we did a little

Before we started printing, they did a little planting in the garden. Andrea suggested that she take home her seedling, and once it was grown, she'd return and replant it as a 'donation' to the garden.