reception group 9_29

Sarah and I and some of the kids at today's reception for session two of Mundo Lindo. About a dozen kids and their families came.

puppet show

I love this photo! Look at the kids on the right, they're the ones doing the puppet show at the reception today. Of course, they're using the super hero puppets they made.

sarah

ready for the reception

ready for the reception!

reception

cd cases and tissue

We did this project last week. We'll hang it in the window of Escondido Children's Museum. (thanks Tricia!)

Pinwheels for Peace

Created for International Peace Day, Sept 21.

Pinwheels for Peace

September 20 Thursday class, creating their pinwheels.

Rabbit Rabbit

Mundo Lindo is going to be famous!

A reporter and photographer came today to interview me and the kids about Mundo Lindo. Watch for us in Saturday, 9/29 in Today's Local News, published by the Union Tribune.

fruit still life

fruit still life

Thursday's class of 8. When they found out they were going to be in the newspaper, first question was "Are we going to be famous?" Second questions was "Can we have limos?"

still life with oil pastels

Nine kids in class on Tuesday. I showed them some basic drawing (and seeing) skills, and they set up their own still lifes with fruit. Thanks to Sylvia and Shelley's generous dontation of art supplies, we had oil pastels to work with and the kids loved working with them.

still life with oil pastels

still life with oil pastels

still life with oil pastels

still life with oil pastels

still life with oil pastels

Pinwheels for PEACE

Here are the Tuesday class pinwheels. Thursday's class will make some too, and then Escondido Children's Museum will display them all on Friday, Sept 21.

making pinwheels for peace

Just 7 kids in class today. They each made two pinwheels for peace, one for us to display on International Peace Day, Sept 21, and one to take home. On one side they wrote their feelings about war/peace/tolerance/living in harmony, and then they decorated the other side with oil pastels, color pencils and tissue collage. Templates and directions are on the Pinwheels for Peace 2007 website.

making pinwheels for peace

super hero puppets

super hero puppets

Ten kids in Thursday's class. More wild super hero puppet performances!

super hero puppets

This would be "Loud Mouth" super hero.

super hero puppets

super hero puppets

Roxxie the Rock Star. She's the one with the tiny green felt guitar and magenta highlights in her hair.

super hero puppets

super hero puppet theatre patrons!

Super Gal Portrait

Rapt audience. Tuesday class

Puppet show performances today! Seven kids took turns in pairs performing for the rest of us. It was GREAT!! All the kids were so creative and theatrical as performers, and, as audience members, so polite and attentive. An exceptional session of Mundo Lindo!