How to paint pumpkins with little artist.

How to paint pumpkins with little artist...  OR... How to make a HUGE mess!  (Either title really works).  :)

So, I finished this fun painting last weekend and wanted to try it with my little artist...  This is as far as we got today.  Going to try and finish next week.  I made a how to power point...and painted with them to model.  Can't wait to see if any of them actually look like pumpkins in the end...ha!

Here is the step by step power point:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-1953682-painting-pumpkins-little-artist/

Clay Sculputures for Fall

We continued our FALL pumpkins and leaves and fell into clay sculptures.  These are still in the process.  Final photos to be posted later.

Kindergarten and First did coiled pumpkins which we have just started.  They will be painting this week.  We punched a circle close to the stem where we are going to thread green ribbon and pipe cleaners to resemble the leaves and serve as a hanger. 

2nd & 3rd grade did Leaf Art which I spotted on funart4kids blog.  Thank you for the idea!  The first round I baked and they all went flat.  I realized I can bake these in the paper bowls to keep their shape...so we tried again. 

4th made miniature pumpkins (pinch pot technique) with lids. 

Pumpkin Crazy with Paper Strips

PUMPKIN SCULPTURES:  My 3rd graders are in the process of creating pumpkin sculptures to hang from the ceiling out of strips of paper.  They are working in teams of four and it has been a great cooperative lesson for them.  We cut many many many 1" strips of orange paper and a few green and brown for stem and leaves.  I saw a post titled "Big Foot Cinderella" and for the life of me I can NOT remember who to credit it too...so I apologize now, but their art work was made of strips where they made Cinderella's head to hang from the ceiling.  This inspired me to try the pumpkins!  They used "art clamps" instead of calling them clothes pins which was a FABULOUS tip!  If anyone knows the person I owe credit too, please let me know.  I will publish photos when their pieces are finished.

WOVEN PUMPKINS:  2nd graders just finished their woven pumpkin pieces which they loved.  We began by painting designs and splatter painting an orange & yellow sheet of construction paper.  Next they cut out the pumpkin shape and the yellow strips to weave through.  They glued this on a blue square sheet of paper.then added the stem and leaf.  Our final piece was our Pumpkin Poem we had learned which they attached to their artwork and can say in their sleep.  Poem below:

Pumpkin poem One day I found two pumpkin seeds. I planted one and pulled the weeds. It sprouted roots and a big, long vine. A pumpkin grew; I called it mine. The pumpkin was quite round and fat. (I really am quite proud of that.) But there is something I'll admit That has me worried just a bit. I ate the other seed, you see. Now will it grow inside of me? (I'm so relieved since I have found That pumpkins only grow in the ground!)

Scaredy-Cat, Splat!

Splat the Cat is an adorable little thing!  We decided to use Splat as our inspiration for our latest Kindergarten and First grade art!  We read the book then looked at the shapes of the cat for how to draw Splat using charcoal pencils. 

Many of you have asked for my how to power point.  Here is the link:  http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-1427599-scaredy-cat-splat-how-to-draw/

 They added wiggly eyes and a sentence strip with the Title and author.  Next week they are going to add the stem, leaf, mouse, spider and finish out their pumpkin!  They are LOVING them!

MONSTERS

 Kindergarten and first grade learned the poem MONSTERS!  It was super scary.  We made up motions and became really EXCITED with our presentation!  I found the poem in my collections of poems from many years ago, and not sure where I found it...sorry.

Monsters

Some monsters are big;

Some monsters are small.

Some monsters have two eyes;

Some have none at all.

Some monsters are short;

Some monsters are tall.

But I’ve never met a monster

Who could scare me at all!