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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Greatest Art Project EVER!

I'm skipping ahead and posting again today because I want to share with you what I think is the GREATEST art project ever.  WOW, that is a big, bold statement isn't it???  Well, you be the judge!


 

 
Our letter last week was "M" so this just seemed perfect.  We are reaching for the moon and the stars.  YES, with the exception of cutting out the moon and the children's bodies), these were all done completely by the students themselves!  I saw a similar art project on a children's museum website last year.  I'm sorry that I don't have the original art piece (it was done by an adult artist) but if you do, please let me know and I will give them credit.

NOTE:  A big thank you to Katy Mitchell!  She lead me to the original picture I saw.  Here it is Artsonia.  THANK YOU so much Katy!!!

This project was really very simple but the children were all so proud of themselves.  I loved watching each child finish their art and look at it.  They were so happy.  I hope you will try something like this with your class and if you do, please send me a picture, I would love to see it!

Thanks for dropping by!

62 comments:

  1. It looks like the idea was taken from the Eric Carle book, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me....beautiful book, and beautiful project!

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  2. This IS the greatest art project ever! Will you please tell me how you did the photo part?

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    1. The photo was really fun! We put a piece of tape high up on the wall and ask the children to try and reach it. It took several attempts for some of the children but it was well worth it. I just had them printed at our local Walgreens (little plug there for them since they are so nice) and I cut them out. I hope that helps and thanks for writing!!

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  3. You are right, greatest art project EVER! Must try with my class!

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  4. It really is beautiful! Is the rest of it finger paint?
    Heidi

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    1. The "sky" part of the picture is just a mixture of blue, teal, purple and white paint. The children squirt on the paint then mix it with their paint brush. BUT, now that your mention fingerpainting . . . . hmmmm . . . .

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    2. Love this!
      How did you do the moon and stars?

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    3. Hi Heidi! The moon was made by letting the children paint a piece of paper with some gold shimmer paint and the stars were just little punches. I cut out the moon but the children punched their own stars.

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  5. I love this pic! I was going to do this for Father's Day!! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. This is a great idea for the kids! The preschool in Washington my sons go to did a similar activity as well. They loved it!

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  7. This looks like such a fun activity. I am sure that my kids would love something like this. I will have to suggest this to the Normandy Park preschool.

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  8. That is really cool and this seems to be a great preschool. They really take care of the children and know what they are doing. They really take care of the kids like they are there own.

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  9. Great blog, I love to follow it! Would you happen to know of a good preschool program in Chicago, IL? I will need to look into one and hopefully you can give me some pointers in the right direction!

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    1. Thank you for writing Amelie! I am so sorry that I do not know about preschools or even about the school systems in Chicago. In my opinion, one of the most important things in a preschool is "happiness". Go to "check out" the schools during class time. No one should mind and if they do, find out why. Take your child with you and see how they react with the other children. We welcome visitors and prospective students in my class.

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  10. love this!

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    http://prekandbeyond.blogspot.com/

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  11. Awesome, it is really a great project. I will also tell my son to do this. Oh by the way if you are looking for materials to get your child excited about learning visit http://kidslearninghub.com.

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  12. I really love this project! As a preschool teacher myself I think that this art project is something parents and save and cherish forever. I've never seen anything like it. Great Idea!

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  13. I am wondering, what size paper did you use, and how big are the children in the pictures (printed size of course ;-)

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    1. Hi Ken! We used our large construction paper, which I think is 12 x 18. The pictures were standard 4 x 6 and I made sure to crop them so the child takes up the entire 6 inches. Thanks for writing!!!

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  15. I absolutely adore these! :)

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  16. Great ideas. I've credited my effort to you. Thank you. http://gretchenbuwalda.blogspot.co.nz/

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  17. Thank you for such a cool foto-idea!!!! I will do this soon in a kindergarden there in germany,hamburg :) Thank you!

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  18. I love Pinterest so many great and creative ideas many of which I have used in my classroom... the more creative the better... this one is a winner... I will use this idea at some point... thanks all you awesome thinkers...

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  19. Love this idea! I teach kindergarten and would love to do this with my class. I like the idea of it representing "Reach for the stars!" as they finish up their year and lets them know they can do anything they want in the world. Thank you.

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  20. Thank you! Returning to teaching after 4 bubs. Your lovely idea will fit in with our Matakiki Maori New year brief and look fab! My energy and time for research is limited so your idea has been a blessing to me this afternoon.

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  21. I might have my students do this next week as the art project for the "Week of the Young Child"!

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  22. I do this every year for our Mother's day gift! They LOVE it!

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  23. I love it!! I received this beautiful art project from my daughter for Mother's Day several years ago... with a little note glued to it, "Maman, pour toi j'irais décrocher la lune!" which translates loosely to, "Mama, I would take the moon down for you".

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  24. What size is the paper?

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  25. I'm definitely going to do this wirh my nieces and nephews with finger paint and a little bit of glitter I'm always looking for art work to do eith them .I Know this one they will love to do and frame for their room and we can put a little message like always reach for the Stars ir something ..thank t

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    1. I did it with my kindergarten kids dressed in their little “grad” cap and gown. We finger painted the background and I attached a copy of the Harriet Tubman quote along the right hand side:

      Every great
      dream
      begins with a
      dreamer.
      Always
      remember
      you have
      within you
      the strength,
      the patience
      and the passion
      to reach
      for the stars
      to change the
      world.

      They turned out so well that next year I am going to use
      those flat canvases from Michaels instead of watercolour
      paper and use the lyrics from Bob Dylan’s Forever Young
      “May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung,and may you stay forever young”

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