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Month: April 2021

Giant Bubbles

April 26, 2021 / / 0 Comments

I love bubbles!!

I posted this video last June.

I wanted to re-post it incase you missed it.

Don’t miss the recipe below the video

 

Recipe for Giant Bubbles:   

  • 6 cups of warm water
  • 1/2 cup of blue Dawn original dishwashing detergent
  • 1 TBSP of corn syrup (or glycerin, if you happen to have some)

Mix all of the ingredients gently. Here is the secret: The bubble liquid gets better the longer it sits! It should marinate overnight at least.  Tip: Just dip wands into the solution don’t stir or swish. It creates small bubbles and stops working. Enjoy!

Happa Zome with the Kindergarten Class

April 13, 2021 / / 0 Comments

This morning I was with one of our kindergarten classes and we did Happa Zome art. Please see my previous post to find out more about this Japanese art form.

                                     

 

 

Today I was surprised by the aroma when I hung them in the classroom!

 

 

 

Each time I do this I am so amazed at the colours and patterns that transfer onto the paper.

Today I folded the paper to see what would happen……

 

Exploring Colours in Nature

April 12, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Last week and this week in our outdoor sessions we are reading the book “My Forest is Green” as our inspiration.  Then we go on a search to see what is in the forest that we can use for our pictures.    With all of our findings we are doing Happa Zome which is Japanese art using hammers/mallets and leaves, etc.

To find out a little more about Happa Zome click here.   It was amazing to see the pigments from our objects transfer to our paper after we hammered on them! What will you discover in your backyard or forest? What happens when you hammer on them?!

 

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