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This week the kids are making a Grinch with a REALLY BIG heart! Students do a draw-along of the Grinch and then write a very sweet note/ or notes to a loved ones to warm his heart!! Then of course we COVER them with glitter!!!  This weekend I had the privilege to use a very awesome studio with two of my best friends who are also art teachers to throw pottery! It was SO much fun and I got lots of Christmas presents made for all my coffee loving family members!! My kiddos made these super cute trees and we bought some awesome sparkly green glaze for them! Can not wait to glaze and fire! THE GRINCH!!! We had SO much fun making the Grinch today! Here are the steps we followed for our drawings.  The kids wrote the SWEETEST things to their families!!  some of my favorites from today were... -Grandma, I love you because you always has gum in your purse -Dad, I love when mom is gone and you take us to get donuts -Dad, I love you because you make the best chicken! -Mom-I love how ...

Are you in need of some quick and fun Winter One Day projects? Get out your paper,markers,oil pastels, scissors and glue! Here are a few fun projects we have done the past few weeks! First is the Nutcracker! Our 4th graders are performing "The Nutcracker" this week and have practiced for months. (they did AWESOME!) For this project start with a piece of drawing paper cut vertically in half. Fold the paper into thirds. The first square will be the head and hat, then the next square is the body and arms.The legs and platform are in the last square. They can be creative and make their own hat or their own nutcracker character. Students got very creative with their nutcrackers. We added tons of GLITTER when they were done! This year we are making nutcracker ornaments. I bought some black and white fur, sequins, and rhinestones. Also sparkly pipe cleaners for the top!  Ok the next project is penguins! Here are the steps, kids got really creative and added so many fun details and p...