Create It: Art Week

Art Week was awesome! They painted,

created their own designs using cheerios, colored with sidewalk chalk, and even "water-painted."

Note to moms: You have to try this! You just give the kids a bowl of water and a q-tip as their brush, and they paint with water all over the sidewalk. And then clean up is a breeze. They pick up their used q-tips, throw them away, and the water on the sidewalk and on themselves dries within minutes...

...which is a good thing because once everyone is finished water painting, Jonny takes the opportunity to make a killer mess with the water EVERY time we do it! Here's my 3-4 year old class finishing up their American flag by gluing the white lines, adding the blue paper, and adding star stickers

Here's my 2 year-old class showing off their beautiful artwork. Before they finished their flags, I showed them a book with some unique patriotic-themed artwork by Norman Rockwell. They loved it, and I hope it got them ready to celebrate the 4th of July!

After circle time, dance/movement time, snacktime, and art time, my 3-4 year old class decided to make a bear cave under my big blue table. So after we drapped blankets on top and made it dark, I told them ghost stories. It was their favorite part of the day!

Emily and Nicole pushed their babies in the strollers and said, "We're good mommies, huh?"

Just in case you ever wondered what my children do while I prepare to teach and while waiting for their friends to arrive each morning, now you know...they have tea parties, using a water bottle to fill up their cups. And of course my little cowboy always has to have his horsies nearby!