Artfully Done

I thought it might be fun to show you a few things we've been working on.

In random order...
This is the inspiration for the project, but we all know that we're not trying to copy anything. We make our own art!

Inspiration photo

Paper towel bunnies and eggs and a little plastic cat.
Don't ask, I don't have the answer.

There was some discussion/argument between some kids about the eggs. As children often do, they decided to ask the adults in the room the hard question. 
"Do bunnies lay eggs?"

When I answered no, the kids all said, "But! What about Easter eggs!?!"

Oh boy.

Since I try not to miss those teachable moments, I had to explain that Jesus hatched from an egg on Easter and saw his shadow and there were six more weeks of winter.


*see footnote below

This is a mouse. Trust me.

Bailey made a rose from Model Magic.

When asked, the sculptor didn't know if this was an alligator or a crocodile. 
I explained the easiest way to tell them apart is that an alligator will see you later while a crocodile will see you in a while.

 

Can you see the dragon in these clouds? He's in the center, more or less. His nose is facing to the right, and you can only see his neck and forearms.  The rest of him was hidden behind some dark clouds.
The kids were really excited to spot him.

Some straws and pre-printed Temu flowers from a pre-pandemic supply order. This is from Lori, age 5.

Steffie made a flower pot with her flowers and straws and a paper cup.

Steffie's card. She's on the left. That's me on the right, the orange lady with the long legs.
I remember loving the rainbow colors as a kid.
Kids today are still the same.

Origami bookmark. I showed the kids how to fold them and mentioned that my husband likes using that kind of bookmark. 

So Benji made this and handed it to me, saying, "Here. Give this to the man who lives at your house."

Book Monster. 
Same fold as the bookmark above with a couple additions.
This came from Alina, age 8, who loves making monsters of all kinds.

And here's a jellyfish from James. 
He's in the 2nd grade and loves sculpting things.

I try to have stuff out for them every day. Sometimes it's a guided project, sometimes it's just a bunch of things to have fun with. 

The hard part isn't the cleanup, as you might imagine.
The hard part is finding time to take photos, make sure no kid faces/identifying information are in them and then manage to get them posted.

Have you done anything creative lately? 
Remember, it's important! 
NO ONE wants to become spiritually constipated!

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*footnote: it's funny... but no, I did not tell them Jesus saw his shadow.
I'm not a complete idiot.