For this month's installment of our mural, we decided to offer stamping as an option. First we put out some stamps that echoed our "Outer Space"curriculum theme...
Then we gave a nod to that red-centric holiday that falls during the middle of the month...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
From Solid, to Liquid, Back to Solid...
In our last post, we took something that was a liquid, turned it into a solid, then used it to add to our ongoing mural project. To expand on that process, we followed up with another art project that involved turning a solid into a liquid, then back into a solid!
The idea for our "recycled crayon" project came from this book. The title not only serves as a metaphor, reminding adults to sit back and let the artistic process unfold with young children, it is single most important rule to follow in order to produce perfect rainbow crayon melts-trust us!
First, we put hundreds of extra crayons into our sensory table for the children to peel and sort.
Next, we put the peeled crayons into a heavy-duty zippered freezer bag, and let the Frogs crush them with rubber mallets.
Then we popped them into the oven at 250 degrees, where they sat until they just started to melt.
The idea for our "recycled crayon" project came from this book. The title not only serves as a metaphor, reminding adults to sit back and let the artistic process unfold with young children, it is single most important rule to follow in order to produce perfect rainbow crayon melts-trust us!
First, we put hundreds of extra crayons into our sensory table for the children to peel and sort.
Next, we put the peeled crayons into a heavy-duty zippered freezer bag, and let the Frogs crush them with rubber mallets.
Then we popped them into the oven at 250 degrees, where they sat until they just started to melt.
As soon as we could see the wax turning into a semi-liquid, we turned off the oven and, (this was really the hardest part) We did not move the ice cube trays until they were completely cooled.
Once the wax was cool and mostly solid, the Frogs were excited to examine how the crayon bits had changed up close and with all of their senses.
Once the wax was cool and mostly solid, the Frogs were excited to examine how the crayon bits had changed up close and with all of their senses.
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