When They Do Art

Occasionally I throw in some art into our homeschooling curriculum. Sometimes it's to teach a specific skill and sometimes it's just something for fun. This project fell into the "for fun" category, while at the same time tying into Charlotte's study of the seasons.

I got the idea out of the Mailbox Craft book here:



I chose to have Charlotte do the winter one since, well, it's winter. Eric tagged along on this project. It was basically a simple project. I cut small strips of masking tape which the kids taped onto white watercolor paper into the shape of the tree of their choice. Afterwards, they used "cool" water colors for a wintery feel. When the paint is dry, remove the masking tape, and you have left a white tree.

I think the kids liked it. Here's Charlotte's tree. She used several shades of blue and even a bit of grey and purple in there. Not bad for a 6 year old:



And here's Eric's tree.


Now I know art is supposed to be about the process, not the end product, but it's moments like this that have me wondering what words Picasso's Mother had for him in his early years. Do I have a surrealist artist on my hands? Ya never know.....