tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90053968207532397422024-03-05T06:45:08.411-08:00Mundo Lindo ~ Beautiful WorldMundo 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.Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.comBlogger1143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-26972473658576092522013-05-10T21:17:00.002-07:002013-05-10T21:17:46.799-07:00the kids, on video<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65941802" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A short video.</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-72640298643856834862013-05-10T17:30:00.001-07:002013-05-10T17:30:28.640-07:00The last class for Mundo Lindo<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725554763/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7327/8725554763_29f4f5f329.jpg" width="469" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725554841/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/8725554841_8feedcdccd.jpg" width="491" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725554457/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/8725554457_762bb933c4.jpg" width="445" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726674452/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/8726674452_5edb9dfe21.jpg" width="461" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725555055/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/8725555055_190a7a2afe.jpg" width="447" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726675000/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="496" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/8726675000_7243f03af2.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726675192/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="499" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/8726675192_7543fe0b8f.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726675826/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/8726675826_88ec126d87.jpg" width="494" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725556179/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/8725556179_1edff10eee.jpg" width="487" /></a></u></span><br />
<span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726676032/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="464" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/8726676032_f28d202e17.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726676480/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/8726676480_f198f86bc8.jpg" width="482" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">May 9, 2013 was the last day of Mundo Lindo. We decorated picture frames with mosaic tiles (sort of like my friend and mosaic artist <a href="http://jillghall.com/" target="_blank">Jill G. Hall</a>), beads and paintbrushes. </span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726676442/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/8726676442_6250df94fc.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We ate cupcakes</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725554365/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="382" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/8725554365_0e1dcc6bc3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And pizza.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8725555039/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/8725555039_47fc807c21.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8726674636/" title="mosaic frames by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="mosaic frames" height="268" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/8726674636_1b4e1e3cc6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and a special one from Stephanie:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't know if Mundo Lindo will continue or not. I'm hoping for a non-profit partner in Escondido, CA to start it again in the Fall of 2013. I'll keep you posted</span><br />
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<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-22498261984349893792013-05-10T17:17:00.000-07:002013-05-10T17:20:43.336-07:00Mundo Lindo ~ history of the program<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thought you all might be interested in the </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>history of <a href="http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/">Mundo Lindo</a>.</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mundo Lindo means <i>Beautiful World</i> in Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I created the program in 2007, and received a grant from the
<a href="http://www.picernefoundation.org/">Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation</a>.
The grant required I partner with a non-profit and I approached <a href="http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=46766123&targetid=profile" target="_blank">Katie Ragazzi</a>
and <a href="http://sdcdm.org/" target="_blank">Escondido Children’s Museum</a>. For the two years Mundo Lindo was funded
by Picerne, I taught it year round, two days a week, for two hours each session
in the Children’s Museum. (After the first year, the Picerne Foundation
rented a studio at California Center for the Arts, Escondido for the program.) Picerne also paid for an assistant
for me. The Children’s museum helped with registration and used their contacts
in the Escondido Public Schools to contact 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup>
grade kids. The program has always been free to the children. The Picerne grant
paid me $12,000 a year, and $2,000 for materials for the lessons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When the grant ended, in 2009, Tomoko Kuta, CCAE director of
Education (at the time), approached me to continue Mundo Lindo, starting in 2010. She had witnessed the success
of the program over two years and was impressed by how engaged the children were in each activity. She hired me on an hourly basis (no contract) and
and for the last 4 years, I was paid only when I was at the Center teaching (about 2-1/2 hours a week). CCAE provided me
with an assistant. Materials were infrequently purchased as needed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And since 2009,
has run only during the school year (no summer classes). <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And since ~ 2011, the program has run one day a week, during the school year.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since 2009, the program has been funded by a $5,000
challenge grant (from a contact of mine) plus donations from friends of mine. (When Tomoko Kuta was Director of Education, she also wrote grants for the program.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Children register for the classes and return week after week
after week, many continuing for 2-3 years. Mundo Lindo provides art instruction
and an outlet for creative expression for the kids. I create and teach a
different project and use a different medium each week. The children have
two hours to work with their hands, have fun, work as a team, and get to know
kids from the other schools in Escondido.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’ve kept a blog of all the classes and projects since
2007, and it clearly illustrates the success of Mundo Lindo. <a href="http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/">http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>As of now, May 2013, Mundo Lindo will no longer be offered at CCAE. I'm hoping to find a new location and partner for the fall of 2013, to continue the program in Escondido, California.</b></span></div>
Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-85037078774764375442013-05-03T15:21:00.004-07:002013-05-03T15:24:08.219-07:00decorating wreaths with egg carton flowers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8704959047/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8704959047_3caff13c01.jpg" width="439" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706081614/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="324" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8535/8706081614_7ca9fe1c79.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've made <a href="http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/2012/12/egg-carton-flowers.html" target="_blank">egg carton flowers</a> before, but I found these <a href="http://www.chickensforbackyards.com/Paper-Egg-Cartons-12-Egg-Capacity-10251CB.htm" target="_blank">colored egg cartons</a> and thought they'd be great for spring. </span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706082406/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8140/8706082406_bbb6cf1e6d.jpg" width="430" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8704959777/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8704959777_bb0ab06e4f.jpg" width="219" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I bought the small wreaths at the local craft supply store</span>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706081842/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="317" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8706081842_4847ae11a0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706082306/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="301" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8706082306_1eeea349e0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706081650/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="304" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8136/8706081650_64353789ed_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706082324/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="276" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8271/8706082324_e9ccf034f9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706082366/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8128/8706082366_74ba0326ab_n.jpg" width="288" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8706082396/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8397/8706082396_de67038bb4_n.jpg" width="276" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8704959157/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="297" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8409/8704959157_fc6d105fc3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We hot glued the egg carton flowers to the wreaths</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids finished early and it was a beautiful day, so we went outside for airplane races.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8704959653/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="383" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8407/8704959653_57c0ce6b6d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liz gives the kids a lesson in making paper airplanes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The winner!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8704959633/" title="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Mundo Lindo ~ wreaths" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8122/8704959633_33ff4ac59d.jpg" width="252" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next Thursday, May 9th is the last day of Mundo Lindo for the school year and in this location. We're hoping to find a new home for the program by the time school starts again in the fall.</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-77186995580853255422013-04-07T10:24:00.002-07:002013-04-07T10:26:10.114-07:00a poem.<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PURPLE </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=alexis%20rotella&sprefix=Alexis+Rotella%2Cstripbooks%2C412&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Ck%3Aalexis%20rotella">Alexis Rotella</a><br /><br /><br />In first grade Mrs. Lohr</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">said my purple teepee</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">wasn’t realistic enough,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that purple was no color</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for a tent,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that purple was a color</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for people who died,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that my drawing wasn’t</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">good enough</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to hang with the others.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I walked back to my seat</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">counting the swish swish swishes</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of my baggy corduroy trousers.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With a black crayon</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">nightfall came</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to my purple tent</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in the middle</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of an afternoon.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />In second grade Mr. Barta</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">said draw anything;</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he didn’t care what.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I left my paper blank</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and when he came around</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to my desk</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">my heart beat like a tom tom.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He touched my head</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with his big hand</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and in a soft voice said</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the snowfall</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">how clean</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and white</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and beautiful</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />(In: Step Lightly, Poems for the Journey," Nancy Willard, Ed.)</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-25935177019160825502013-04-05T09:32:00.000-07:002013-04-05T09:32:10.819-07:00Mundo Lindo celebrates Spring Break!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8621301447/" title="spring break in the park by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="spring break in the park" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8621301447_232ac64244.jpg" width="282" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was a beautiful day. The kids are on spring break, so we just had 10 in class today. Why not spend the time in <a href="http://www.grapedaypark.org/" target="_blank">the park</a>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before we left the classroom, the kids made quick little sketchbooks. They brought pencils and erasers with them to sketch in the park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But first, we had to use our plastic bowls as boats in the <a href="http://www.escondido.org/city-hall.aspx" target="_blank">City Hall fountain</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And it was just too nice a day not to get in the fountain. Evidently, there was a sign that said 'no swimming' but we weren't swimming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The security guards thought otherwise, so we went back to the park to dry and and draw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yohana drew a picture of one of the security guards. We all went over to show him the picture and he loved it! He asked her to sign it, and if he have it to frame back at the office. It was a very sweet moment!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We finished up our wonderful spring break afternoon at the playground.</span><br />
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Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-22538377772600024382013-03-29T15:57:00.000-07:002013-03-29T15:57:07.910-07:00Rabbits! from cardboard and plaster cloth<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8600882204/" title="making rabbits! by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="making rabbits!" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8600882204_1b6c87980c.jpg" width="317" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since it was spring break, someone locked our gates by mistake. <br />This little sister was able to squeeze though the bars <br />and let the other kids in! Our hero!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, showing them how to draw out the shape of the rabbit on cardboard.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The kids did great on this project! Drawing on the cardboard and then cutting out the shapes. They totally got the 3 dimensional part, and understood how to make their rabbits stand alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Step one. Cut and glue the rabbit. Let dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Step two, use <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-plaster-cloth/?clickTracking=true&CAWELAID=520010530000070958" target="_blank">plaster cloth</a>, dip it into water, and smooth it over the shape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Set the sculptures out in the sun to dry. They dry pretty quickly, and we painted them when they were still cold to the touch.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabbits!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh no, the rabbits are multiplying...like rabbits!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a terrific project and the kids loved it and had great success!</span><br />
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<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-16175651844951395312013-03-22T09:18:00.001-07:002013-03-22T09:18:46.984-07:00Painting eggs <span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8580645302/" title="painting eggs by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="painting eggs" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8580645302_8f8421c316.jpg" width="292" /></a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8580644374/" title="painting eggs by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="painting eggs" height="492" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8580644374_13fe9c50c8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids painted plastic eggs (I'd sprayed them with gesso first). Then, we glued the eggs to a plastic paint palette, like a wreath or picture frame or a dish for candy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we had plenty of eggs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shrinky dink necklace! made a few weeks ago in class.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He made a sign "Happy Easter" and glued it in the middle of his wreath.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She'd broken one of the plastic eggs, so she used it as a shell <br />for a chick to pop out of!</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8579545943/" title="painting eggs by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="painting eggs" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8579545943_750f7a27ab.jpg" width="222" /></a>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-61939988328046520442013-03-16T11:24:00.000-07:002013-03-16T11:24:53.930-07:00printing and book making<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A VIDEO of our monoprinting and book making.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">little sisters: Yohana and Aylen March 2013</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've taught Mundo Lindo since 2007, and it's so cool to have some siblings of the kids that were in my earlier classes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">big brothers: Jonathan (Aylen's brother) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and Ivan (Yohana's brother)</span></td></tr>
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Aylen and Jonathan</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm hoping Ivan will come for a visit too!</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-24768722368948283282013-03-01T17:22:00.002-08:002013-03-01T17:22:23.162-08:00Puppets!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/60875593" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">here's a VIDEO of the kids making puppets and putting on a puppet show!</span><br />
<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-62722258527500353472013-02-22T14:14:00.004-08:002013-02-22T14:14:40.191-08:00Woven Watercolors<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/60289283" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made this VIDEO of our class on Feb 21, 2013. Check it out!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-5346787849151475672013-02-20T12:53:00.001-08:002013-02-20T12:53:29.936-08:00Shrinky Dinks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just a few photos from February 14, as I had to leave early. The kids drew bugs, butterflies, hearts or whatever onto <a href="http://www.shrinkydinks.com/" target="_blank">Shrinky Dink</a>, using color pencils.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the shrinky dink before it goes in the oven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">cool huh? Everyone loves shrinky dink! The kids went on to make pins, rings, and charms.</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-54146059791339742032013-02-08T14:22:00.000-08:002013-02-08T14:22:37.600-08:00Printing ~ fish and valentines<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8456096761/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8456096761_9d37edbefd.jpg" width="313" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First the kids cut fun foam into heart shapes to create printing plates for making valentines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They did rubbings on them first, with crayons, then overprinted with paint onto the same paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then, we went on to gyotaku <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/gyotaku-fish-printing-replicas/?clickTracking=true" target="_blank">fish printing</a> on cloth </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">step two: print fish on to t-shirt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">step 3: model original t-shirt!</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8457194658/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="331" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8457194658_8bd87ba325.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8457194634/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8457194634_28cbba9534.jpg" width="304" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8457194632/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8457194632_9aaba8578a.jpg" width="340" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8456097433/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8456097433_f07b84d62e.jpg" width="316" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8456097525/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8456097525_cbe2d5fbb4.jpg" width="371" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8456097529/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8456097529_141c97b0a4.jpg" width="422" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8456097557/" title="printing by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="printing" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8456097557_eb318a674b.jpg" width="358" /></a>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-37458393974514271832013-02-01T09:57:00.001-08:002013-02-01T09:57:05.115-08:00Painting with Acrylics <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435044315/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8435044315_e7640fda55.jpg" width="411" /></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">demo painting by Jane LaFazio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">demo in progress by Jane LaFazio</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I showed the kids how to draw a tree, then outline it with marker and paint with acrylic paint. I encouraged them to use lots of color within the painting, and showed them how different it was to paint with acrylic paint, versus watercolor.</span><br /><span id="goog_606820314"></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436127700/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8436127700_32520835bf.jpg" width="415" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I brought in some tree silhouettes for inspiration, letting them know they could mix and match different elements, or simply draw their own tree.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435043345/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="417" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8435043345_b53d8612fa.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They gathered their paints.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435043277/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8435043277_730ee8f4aa.jpg" width="499" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436128020/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="399" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8436128020_293299dd2f.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436127778/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="475" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8436127778_76045dbe42.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They had their clay, to paint from last week too. </span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436127956/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="448" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8436127956_b2a3214a1f.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042721/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="405" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8435042721_4af8ab6ab5.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042645/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="420" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/8435042645_b329acd6f7.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042555/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8435042555_a40bbe3d74.jpg" width="375" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042485/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/8435042485_cf6e3d6c69.jpg" width="370" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042379/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="471" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8435042379_d6fda9c52e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126768/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="409" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8436126768_a0c9333d4e.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435042293/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8500/8435042293_b45012deae.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041249/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8435041249_4e94f8233f.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126826/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="349" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8436126826_dfa3510b95.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041739/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8498/8435041739_93488ed61a.jpg" width="469" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126622/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8436126622_208bda2562.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126572/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8436126572_137d93ebc7.jpg" width="403" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041515/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8435041515_3abbc73d6e.jpg" width="389" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041449/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8435041449_44cc06d313.jpg" width="395" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126356/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8375/8436126356_2dd44910c0.jpg" width="388" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041181/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8435041181_dd55064795.jpg" width="398" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8435041109/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8435041109_75f4d50d50.jpg" width="340" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436125994/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8436125994_2714efd41e.jpg" width="385" /></a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8436126110/" title="acrylic painting by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="acrylic painting" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8436126110_22e8c0ff10.jpg" width="395" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think they created some wonderful paintings!</span>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-23990488405777500032013-01-25T16:28:00.002-08:002013-01-25T16:28:31.267-08:00working with clay<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414570347/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8414570347_76caa0f1e7.jpg" width="476" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids love clay, and don't get much chance to work with it. This is air dry clay, so the pieces will be dry by next week, and then they'll paint them.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415665482/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="451" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8356/8415665482_6982289d45.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I showed them how to make a pinch pot and a coil pot~ and talk a bit about where clay comes from and how the Native Americans created dishes and bowls.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415666588/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="269" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8415666588_ec79caee9b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415666762/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="383" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8415666762_f02dbf8587.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415665670/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8415665670_93e32f215b.jpg" width="301" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> As usual, Victor created a dinosaur. He's quite the expert on them!</span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414570183/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="304" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8414570183_94541299b1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414570599/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="417" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8501/8414570599_1d51ceaabd.jpg" width="500" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After they made the bowls, to learn the techniques, they created rabbits and cats, and furniture!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415666854/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8415666854_1e1ec56e03.jpg" width="372" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One group of girls constructed a whole set of bedroom furniture including a giant lava lamp!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415665832/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8415665832_ce3cc77b00.jpg" width="387" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414570701/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="344" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8414570701_fca9092688.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414570971/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="486" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8414570971_8c1a3e0b31.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414571461/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8414571461_562f26854c.jpg" width="392" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8415665654/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="401" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8415665654_946423a5bc.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8414571447/" title="Clay Lesson by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="Clay Lesson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8360/8414571447_357c779479.jpg" width="473" /></a>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-4979615247470590122013-01-19T14:56:00.001-08:002013-01-19T14:56:24.459-08:00Watercolor Flowers<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8396688566/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="341" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8396688566_da6207dc0a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I brought in artificial flowers for the kids to draw and watercolor.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8396686512/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="287" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8396686512_cf1fae0af9.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8396687334/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="323" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8396687334_0b30d782ba.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8395603037/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="308" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8395603037_b6c65bc88e.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8395602403/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="383" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8395602403_0b4812fa4c.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8396687678/" title="watercolor flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="watercolor flowers" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8396687678_fc04e2542b.jpg" width="442" /></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Besides learning art skills, the kids make friends with kids from other schools</td></tr>
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<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-82760640829654530212013-01-18T16:29:00.002-08:002013-01-18T16:29:38.500-08:00Adinkra Symbols~ January 10th<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8393842744/" title="adrinkra symbols by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="adrinkra symbols" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8393842744_2290a303b9.jpg" width="378" /></a><br />
I've used these <a href="http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra_index.htm" target="_blank">Adinkra Symbols from West Africa </a>in many art lessons with the kids. This time they chose 4 symbols, drew them on brown paper (recycled paper bags) then painted them with tempra paints. Thanks Lydia for teaching the lesson, since I was out sick.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8393843550/" title="adrinkra symbols by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="adrinkra symbols" height="396" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8393843550_29677fd6ca.jpg" width="500" /></a>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-62030847430527382932012-12-21T09:28:00.000-08:002012-12-21T09:28:04.552-08:00Helping Hands Project for Sandy Hook Elementary<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8293748497/" title="helping hands project by janelafazio, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="helping hands project" height="363" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8293748497_c894acacd5.jpg" width="500" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">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 <a href="http://helpinghandsfornewtown.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Helping Hands Project</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">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)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brittany, our wonderful 16 year old volunteer and Abi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The children were intent and serious with this project. Made me cherish them even more, if that's possible.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8294804292/" title="helping hands project by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="helping hands project" height="159" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8294804292_1f3cb1a337.jpg" width="500" /></a>Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-12857207077815333412012-12-21T09:12:00.001-08:002012-12-21T09:12:17.662-08:00Egg Carton flowers<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8293734353/" title="egg carton flowers by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="egg carton flowers" height="453" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8293734353_6f8a4c13e1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We made flowers from egg cartons today. (You can see <a href="http://www.janeville.blogspot.com/2012/12/tiny-tutorial-egg-carton-flower-wreath.html" target="_blank">the tutorial I created here.</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got little papier mache boxes from a craft store, and the kids decorated them with paint and their egg carton creations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And they helped clean up too!</span><br />
Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-14662111612752350342012-12-14T08:48:00.000-08:002012-12-14T08:48:59.915-08:00Painting Papier Mache<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8272903458/" title="painting papier mache by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="painting papier mache" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8203/8272903458_17abb8b6a9.jpg" width="358" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We painted our papier mache this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Victor painted his balloon shape as a dinosaur egg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And he painted the dinosaur</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And of course, the dinosaur emerging from the egg!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cupcakes!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reindeer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Snowman!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next week is the last class for 2012. Mundo Lindo starts up again on January 10, 2013.</span><br />
<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-74860193487266824252012-12-07T13:52:00.000-08:002012-12-14T08:37:41.076-08:00Escondido History CEnter and painting<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8253571982/" title="history museum visit by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="history museum visit" height="363" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8253571982_e6492f21a3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/2012/11/papier-mache.html" target="_blank">Our papier mache, from last week,</a> wasn't dry yet, so we had to quickly think of what to do. As you can see, above, it was a beautiful day, and the kids had plenty of energy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, we took a short walk to the <a href="http://www.escondidohistory.org/" target="_blank">Escondido History Center</a>, right in Grape Day Park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wendy Barker, Executive Director was kind enough to give the kids a tour of this restored farm house built in 1890.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The house was decorated for Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once we got back, after a stop on the tractor, we drew and painted cloth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stay tuned next week to see if these become sachets or gift bags or stuffed ornaments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nineteen kids!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are their projects, all finished. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jonathan came to visit! the photo on the left is him now, at 16 (with his sister, who is in Mundo Lindo now) and the photo on the right is Jonathan in 2007. </span><br />
<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-23563342087592902532012-11-30T15:51:00.003-08:002012-11-30T15:51:53.394-08:00papier mache<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">who needs papier mache, when you have aluminum foil?</td></tr>
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We did papier mache, using balloons as our form. The papier mache will be dry by next week and we'll paint it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Brittany, our wonderful teenage volunteer<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathleen, our wonderful grownup volunteer!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After the kids were done with the balloon, they could form an armature with aluminum foil, and then papier mache over it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victor made a dinosaur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, fun with aluminum foil!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Class ends December 20 and starts up again January 10th, Thursdays from 3-5 (pre registration required)</span><br /><br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-65425578128118794032012-11-16T09:35:00.002-08:002012-11-16T09:35:57.451-08:00a museum visit and self portraits<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We visited the <a href="http://www.artcenter.org/museum/" target="_blank">California Center for the Arts, Escondido museum</a>. First, we discussed 'museum etiquette' and as one kid put it 'library voices.' They did great! We walked around, discussed the exhibition of work by Raúl Anguiano. On display was work of his from when he was 5 years old to the end of his life. It was great showing the kids his early drawings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Much of his work was portraiture, so we used that as inspiration for our class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back in the classroom, I did a portrait demo, showing proportions, and they worked in chalk pastel.</span><br />
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<br />Jane LaFaziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074665972666629110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005396820753239742.post-59532703952624803672012-11-09T08:26:00.000-08:002012-11-09T08:26:47.538-08:00Abstracts with oil pastels<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/71309146@N00/8169648051/" title="abstracts with oil pastels by janelafazio, on Flickr"><img alt="abstracts with oil pastels" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8203/8169648051_6b11ee696a.jpg" width="415" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We did abstracts today--with a full, active class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids drew from fruit, using oil pastels and creating colorful backgrounds. They drew four different fruits, on four small sheets of paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then, on a larger sheet, they chose their favorite drawing and glued it down. They folded and cut the other 3 rearranging them, and gluing them down to become abstract.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of the kids finished early, and had waaay too much energy to stay inside. So we went out and visited the Dia de los Muertos community installation in the courtyard of California <a href="http://www.artcenter.org/index.html" target="_blank">Center for the Arts, Econdido.</a> We talked about the altars and what the mementos told about the people who had passed on. Victor told us his children would cover his altar with pizza because he loves it!</span><br />
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Full house today. We did collage, using old magazines, construction paper, tissue, on a one page book that each kid folded themselves. <br />
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