Thursday, April 26, 2007

Chalky Birds

Okay, so, Penguin Day was yesterday and I am late with some penguin inspired projects. I am so sorry for that and I have some projects about to be done but for now I leave you with Chalky Penguins! The nifty thing about penguin inspired art is that you don't need too many colors and in looking for what you have on hand you just may come up with something completely original and super duper fun! To start all you have to do is go on an art supply scavenger hunt and search your household for black, white and yellow. The possibilities are endless! You could even send your kidelts on the hunt with guidelines, of course! Fabric scraps, paper, newspaper, paint, crayons, dried pasta, rice, black beans, pip cleaners, tissue...see what I mean. Today's project utilizes those fun and chunky bits of sidewalk chalk that are laying about. I don't know aboutany of you but when we have a new box of sidewalk chalk in this place, the blues and pinks and greens get snatched up right quick but the whites and yellows usually sadly linger in the bottom of the tub. Pull them out, shake them off and have a go at some Penguin drawing.

What you need:
*chalk (any color will do but white & yellow are perfect for penguins)
*black paper

scrumdilly-do it!

lay out black paper
lay out chalk

Have a field Day!

If you are super industrious you can make your own sidewalk chalk. If you're feeling click happy you can check out my newest kaboodle list!

2 comments:

  1. cute - I think I have a thing for black & white animals....pandas, skunks, zebras even polar bears and at the top of the list penguins :)

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  2. Hey there, JEK!
    I read this one to Ander's class a few week's back, and it was a BIG hit (plus there's some sneaky math in there, and a very-easy-to-copy penguin that inspired the kids to make me a passle o' pengies!):
    http://www.amazon.com/365-Penguins-Jean-Luc-Fromental/dp/081094460X/ref=sr_1_1/102-0275771-5147364?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177824592&sr=8-1

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