Winter Trees

We created winter trees with oil & chalk pastels. We drew the trees with markers, and then used the pastels to add snow. We used our fingers to blend the snow on the tree branches, creating a soft effect. I love how each piece of art work is unique.  Some students even added ornaments to make it look like a Christmas tree.  Please come and take a look at this bulletin outside our classroom.

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Snowing in our classroom

At an arts & crafts fair over the summer, I saw an art technique that I’ve been wanting to incorporate into my classroom – rolling marbles in paint!  It might be too early for snow in late November, but not for these kids!  They had lots of fun rolling a marble in white paint over their blue paper, as they created their snow globes!

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We also created snowmen and pasted these inside our snow globes. I love how each and every one is so unique!  The circle templates were drawn by me for them to cut out, but most kids chose to cut out their own hats and carrot noses.  You’ll have to come look at the bulletin board in the hallway to see the rest of the snowman snow globes!

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