Monsters Under The Bed

We used Sculpey to make some tiny monsters under the bed. I got the idea from a fellow art teacher during one of our trainings. I also got the template for making the match boxes from swap.bot. It's Rachel's matchbox template. They were very creative. We also did some photography and took pictures of objects that look like letters, so we can make name signs with our photos. I'll post those next week.

Pottery!

We had a blast making pots last week!

First project of 2011-Paper Making

We had so much fun learning to make paper! There were some very beautiful and creative creations. Don't they look fantastic? First they picked colored construction paper from the scrap box and tore them into pieces. We put the paper in a blender with lots of water and ground it all up. Then we poured the mixture into the paper molds which were sitting in tubs of water. They added decorations. After that they had to lift the molds out of the water and remove the deckle. Then they tipped the mold upside down on a towel and squished the water out of the paper with a sponge. Then they removed the mold and let the paper dry. Each student will save one paper to use as a book cover next month when we learn how to bind a book. I really love how these turned out!