Once upon a time, in a far away kingdom....
I LOVE the castles we made last week during our fairy tale unit. Our castles were inspired by the ones done by Patty from Deep Space Sparkle. I began by having the children draw a castle using cray-pas. The drawings were directed using directions similar to those found Fairy Dust Teaching. I then encouraged the children to add lots of patterns with the cray-pas. When they were done with the details, they used liquid watercolors to paint the castles. They loved the way their patterns showed through the watercolors.
I then cut out the castles and created a giant kingdom. We used finger prints (dipped into slightly mixed black and white paint) to make our cobblestone path. I always love collections of the children's art and this bright bulletin board really showcases their personalities:)
I think these are fantastic. Real art is so empowering for kids.
ReplyDeleteKimberley
1stinmaine.blogspot.com
Wow! Your students did a wonderful job of the castles. Hard to believe they are pre-K!
ReplyDeleteThose castles are very sweet!
ReplyDelete❀ Tammy
Forever in First