Clay Sculputures for Fall

We continued our FALL pumpkins and leaves and fell into clay sculptures.  These are still in the process.  Final photos to be posted later.

Kindergarten and First did coiled pumpkins which we have just started.  They will be painting this week.  We punched a circle close to the stem where we are going to thread green ribbon and pipe cleaners to resemble the leaves and serve as a hanger. 

2nd & 3rd grade did Leaf Art which I spotted on funart4kids blog.  Thank you for the idea!  The first round I baked and they all went flat.  I realized I can bake these in the paper bowls to keep their shape...so we tried again. 

4th made miniature pumpkins (pinch pot technique) with lids. 

Scaredy-Cat, Splat!

Splat the Cat is an adorable little thing!  We decided to use Splat as our inspiration for our latest Kindergarten and First grade art!  We read the book then looked at the shapes of the cat for how to draw Splat using charcoal pencils. 

Many of you have asked for my how to power point.  Here is the link:  http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-1427599-scaredy-cat-splat-how-to-draw/

 They added wiggly eyes and a sentence strip with the Title and author.  Next week they are going to add the stem, leaf, mouse, spider and finish out their pumpkin!  They are LOVING them!