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Ducks and Art?! Yes Please!




Thatcher's Painting:

Ducks and Art?! Yes Please! 


       Today at ArtMix I helped teach the paint with me class. I had 3 students and our biggest problem today was the stamps and properly holding a writing utensil! When we use stamps I am supposed to cover the stamp with paint and have my student's hold the stamp and I help them keep it down and keep it from smearing. This is difficult because 3 year old's get distracted very easily and they like to bounce the stamp around the paper which makes it smear, they don't understand you have to have patients. We count to 3 and up! Beautiful clouds. Holding a writing utensil is always a struggle for the little ones. I asked Kelly (my supervisor), how do you know if a child is right/left handed and she told me she would hold out the paintbrush to see which hand they grab it with and watch the child to see if they are struggling or succeeding.

Regina's Duck:

        After we finished our hearts we decided to make some ducks because we had extra time today. For this piece of art they have to cover the whole duck with glue and put shapes and buttons and put them on the duck. The children really like this activity because it's just a time waster and girl especially love the little pom-poms. After we finished with the ducks I got to clean and restore our workspace. Starting with washing our hands. At ArtMix we like to have the kids be independent so we ask them to use one pump of soap and we like to make sure and use our manners and politely asking for help. A great day at ArtMix!

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