Halloween owls

Halloween Owls in the light of the moon!

 You will need : Black construction paper 12x 18, moon stencils, tape, white acrylic paint,brushes, sponges cut into squares, black paint, black cut out owls and chalk pastels.

If the kids are 1st grade or older, have them paint their own Owl. 

I cut large circles by tracing a plate onto a manila folder. Folders make great stencils.

Use a low tack tape to hold stencil in place. ( regular scotch tape can tear the paper) Sponge paint moon with white paint. 

 Next .. remove stencil, lay chalk pastel flat on paper. Rub around moon. I use my fingers to blend chalk. Kleenex or cotton balls work great too.

 Now paint the owl in the middle of the moon, for lowers grades, I cut out Owls.

 Have the kids paint branches under the Owl. Ta dah!!

While the kids work on their projects, you can read "Wise old Owl's Halloween Adventure"

 These Owls are from my pre-school and Kindergarten class. I think they did a fantastic job!

Tree branches are hard to paint for little folk.

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 Halloween Owl coloring pages

Oct. 8th 2014

Sammamish up coming Event... Come check out our local artists

  

2014 Sammamish Arts Fair October 11 & 12 10am - 5pm Sammamish City Hall artEAST is pleased to support the Sammamish Arts Commission and the 2014 Sammamish Arts Fair featuring paintings, jewelry, mixed media, encaustic art, glass arts, ceramics, printmaking, woodcarving, photography and textile art. Now in its 8th year, the fair has grown in reputation to be one of the most anticipated art events on the Eastside and will feature some of the best jury selected local artists in our area.   Located dry, warm and convenient in Sammamish City Hall. 801 228th Ave. SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 (click for map)     Supported by the artEAST Art Center 95 Front Street North Issaquah, WA  98027 arteast.org

 

Color Wheels

Color Wheels by Pr-K and Kindergartners!

 

It's that time of year, In the 1st couple weeks of art class, I introduce the color wheel.

Cut a 8" diameter circle out of cardboard or recycled manila folders.

 Divide it into 6 pie slices with a pencil.

For the younger kids, I put a dot of paint in the corresponding slice onto the wheel.

This helps them paint the right colors in order.

I use tempera paint for this project.

 Tip: always start with yellow. If the kids don't wash out their

brushes well, yellow won't be yellow!

I also tell them to watch their water change color as they paint there way around the wheel.

There is no need to wait for the wheel to dry.

 We jump right in and start gluing our color wheel embellishments!

You can come up with your own embellishments. I have been collecting for many years.

 

One of my little Picasso's went for all the shinny jewels!

Rishik found the last pink pasta heart...good eye

After the kids are done, I give them a big white piece of paper and have

 them use all their leftover paint. They can mix or paint what ever they like.