A Little Found Turtle Friend...

We found this little guy on our nature walk and it inspired some turtle art....

We let him go after he modeled for us :)

Good Turtle reads:
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss
Turtle Splash Countdown at the Pond by by Cathryn Falwell

Art Trucks

Check out this article in the NYTimes about art truck/galleries. Art Rolls!

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Woodpecker Art

This week we had a little inspiration from a woodland friend the woodpecker. We checked out a book from the library called Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins.

Afterward, my little one made her own art with a little help using the hole punch....

Weaving

I have set up a collaborative weaving project in the house to do when one might need a little quiet time. We are just getting started. I plan to have scraps of fabric, ribbon and other bits of things we find to include.

Rainy Worm Day

It is a rainy wet day today and the pavement looks like there is a worm fiesta! Today we looked at the book Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer. It was the perfect morning to go outside and investigate these long slimy creatures and so we did! After we got back my little one decided to create her own worm art from the supply box. Here is what she came up with. I asked her about her choice of materials and she said she used glitter glue because it's slimy like the worms and sparkles in the light. If only real worms were glittery.... Now, wouldn't that be cool!

 

A Recycled Nest...

It feels like we are living in the middle of an aviary lately. Today we saw a group of pelicans (so exciting!) an osprey, an eagle and heard so many little birds flying about! I read the book Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward. It's a sweet rhyming book with illustrations that show examples of different types of nests and birds. This book was our inspiration for today. We dug through the recycling and garbage to create a little nest......

 We glued parts of an old lemon bag, paper bag and newspaper to a balloon

 Then, we let it dry....

Popped the balloon and found a friend to live in it... until we placed it outside...

Here are some other books about birds that we found -

A book about John James Audubon called The Boy Who Drew Birds. It has beautiful illustrations and tells such a lovely story of Audubon. There are many other books about Audubon but I found this one the easiest to digest for 4-7 year olds.
Robins, Songbirds of Spring is a sweet book all about Robins.

How to Paint a Portrait of a Bird is a very sweet little book about just what it says. It would be a lovely gift to give with a paint set and canvas.

Still Life......

My little one has been inspired to paint like crazy on this rainy day. 

So, we set up some still life subject matter to paint....

 

 The Tower

 Side note: she is excited for summer wearing a life jacket but cold.. hence the stocking cap...