This was our program for sessions 1-4 (ages 3-5 and grades 1-2) for the first week of Summer Reading. Hope you can use this information at home if you were unable to attend or would like to try parts of it again!
Wiggler: Flap your arms, turn around, run in place, now sit right down. Put your finger on your nose, and wiggle it around, Put your finger on your lips, and make this sound, Shhhh….
Book: I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Slideshow: Going to an art gallery
Together we looked at pictures of famous artwork and how the artists created them. It was fun to see the different styles and methods of artists such as Pollock, Michelangelo, Monet, and the Surrealists.
Activity Stations:
· Sistine Chapel (need: butcher paper, crayons)- replicated by putting butcher paper under the table and letting kids lie on their backs to color. The papers have now been hung on the Annex ceiling!
· Impressionists (need: q-tips, washable paint, picture templates)- kids made art with "Dots" by filling in patterned circles to make a picture. Check out the Children's Library for examples of their work. This can be done at home without templates since it's fun to see what they create on blank paper!
· Impressionists (need: q-tips, washable paint, picture templates)- kids made art with "Dots" by filling in patterned circles to make a picture. Check out the Children's Library for examples of their work. This can be done at home without templates since it's fun to see what they create on blank paper!
· Bubble paintings (bubble solution, food coloring, bubble wands, cups, butcher paper)- stand over the paper and blow bubbles. When dry, this makes a great "splatter painting" like Jackson Pollock created!
· Surrealists- exquisite corpse (paper, crayons, markers) and crazy faces (face outline on paper, collage materials- Click here for directions on how to make an Exquisite Corpse. This is a great group activity! Younger children made crazy faces with collage materials and had their faces painted!
Visit the Library: Readers picked a prize out of the treasure chest if they checked out 5 books. Bring them back the following week and feed the "Shark" in the Children's Library. Parents should check their child's bag for important handouts and coupons for local attractions.
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