Bambini children worked on a collaborative art in Tinker lab this week. I came up with the idea of painting with corks when I was looking for creative ways of exploring colors with one of their favorite activities, painting. Using corks was not only fun and different from using a paint brush, but also helped strengthen the three fingers that require for a good pencil grip.
When I was reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle with a child on Tuesday, he pointed to one of the illustrations and said "Many Candies." I invited him to make 'candies' with corks and paints himself.
He called his painting " A donut. A little donut" after he finished stamping many little circles on a paper.
He called his painting " A donut. A little donut" after he finished stamping many little circles on a paper.
| | On Thursday, I posted Carle's illustration on the wall to inspire the children. Teacher: Does this picture look familiar to you? Have you seen this picture before? J: Caterpillar E: It's red and yellow... caterpillar. It's right here. |
This artwork is in progress and we will continue to work on it this coming week. I am very curious how other children will respond to the Carle's illustration and how each child will use the new medium.
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