Family Art Night

Family Art Night: Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers

Students and families created artwork together during the first Family Art Night of the school year. 

The sunflower paintings were created using tempera paint and oil pastels. 

First, we drew a vase filled with sunflowers. It was great to see the sunflowers depicted in all stages of life from a bud to a wilted bloom. The students also used the provided artificial sunflower still-life to view sunflowers from a variety of angles.

Next, we used oil pastels to trace our drawing. We also colored the background using blue and white oil pastels.

Finally, the painting began! It was wonderful to see the variety of work created by students of various ages and ability levels. 

I'm so proud of these paintings! They are all very unique. 

Winter Cardinals

1st Grade Cardinals 

We love our winter cardinals! 

First, we drew a cardinal and painted it red with tempera paint. After it dried, we used a black sharpie to add details. 

 Next, we created a place for the cardinal to live. The students below painted brown branches and created pine needles by stamping with a piece of cardboard. 

Finally, we added snow by painting with a Q-tip. 

STEAM Holiday Chairs

2nd Grade 

STEAM Holiday Chairs

Students worked in groups of 4 to build a chair that would support the weight of a stuffed animal. They were given 2 pieces of paper, one paper towel roll, tape, and 3 straws.  

They created unique and creative chairs!

K Snowmen

Kindergarten and PreK Newspaper Snowmen 

We had a great time reusing newspaper as well as paper towel rolls to create these fun vintage snowmen. 

 First, we cut out 3 circles to create our snowman. Next,  we stamped snowballs with a paper towel roll. 

Finally, we created a hat and added details to our snowman. The students created many different types of hats including top hats, baseball caps, and crowns. 

Holiday 2016

Happy Holidays from the Art Room at Young School! 

We've been very busy creating Kindergarten Snowman ornaments! 

I love these Small Group K Holiday trees! First, we used paper tubes to stamp the circles in the background. Next, we cut out a large triangle and added folded strips of paper. It's great to see all of the texture and volume in this project. 

We traced our shoes to create these fun Kindergarten reindeer! This project focused on sponge painting as well as cutting skills and gluing skills

 We used a Qtip to add snow.

2nd Grade Model Magic Clay Reindeer Ornaments

I love these unique reindeer! 

Origami Reindeer