Circle spiders and webs!

We are continuing to explore circles, webs and spiders while we cut, tear and use glue bottles!

Liquid Watercolor

We looked at Kandinsky for inspiration on our liquid watercolor project!

This was a great way to experiment with color mixing again!

Cut/Torn Paper

 We have been experimenting with scissors and tearing paper to make many different pictures....

Wet Water Color

It was a rainy day so we did an exploration of wet paper with water color paints...........

Circles and color mixing

 

We have had such a great beginning to the school year experimenting with color and mixing two to create a third. We have been talking about the circle and practicing drawing circles and painting with circles as well. In between all of this wonderful exploration we have been searching for letters in the newspaper with magnifying glasses, looking at leaves up close, playing outside and drawing on the sidewalk.....
Fall is such a wonderful time of year to challenge our senses. The changing colors, smells of nature and temperatures in the air are invigorating. The lound crunch of leaves and animals scurrying about are noises we can hear before the calm of winter arrives.
I'm looking forward to the next few months of activity.

Artful Weeding

We have a backyard with little to no sunlight but lots of wet soil perfect for weeds..... Lots and lots of weeds. Last year we let them go wild and they grew taller than the kids. This year we are mowing them down. Although yesterday my two little ones decided to weed an arty path.

We are into creating, walking and drawing paths right now. Last week we went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and walked the Labyrinth in the courtyard. This opened our eyes to where there are other patterns, paths and mazes around town. We also stumbled upon this link to a sand artist. He draws/rakes in the sand on beaches the most amazing ephemeral designs.  I'm sure there was a little inspiration for the weed path from this.

Art Scavenger Hunt continued....

A gorgeous day to spend 4+ hours at the Arboretum to finish the art scavenger hunt we started a few days ago!

 We also took some time to do the maze..

 Check out the fountain and fish

We voted on our favorites and "Poppies of Oz" was one of them...

 This was another....

 

We ended the day with tag. Could there be a more beautiful place to play tag?