Delighting in the Days....

Apr. 2, 2008 - Home Education Week - Show and Tell

Show and Tell

Show off those talents. Share a story, a special moment, a piece of artwork. Any accomplishment, great or small, is fair game.

My daughter's favorite thing to do is draw. She doesn't care much for drawing with colors, just pen. I've shared a few of her pictures in the past....one of my favorites is the Pregnant Alphabet. Another is the book about the Spaceship (click here if you want to see it).

I can’t remember when she started drawing so much, but I know she was doing it at the beginning of our schooling days. We would practice writing the letter E, and I would ask her to draw an E picture; this is the kind of thing I would get:

E people carrying eggs!

An up close look:

An E fishing and and E in a baby carriage!

Here are a few more recent pictures - I dug them out of her room today:

Here is another:

She draws many like this - LOTS of detail! (She draws really fast too.)

My son, 3 years old, is also developing his artistic ability.

It wasn't long ago that everything he drew was eating a noodle:

I love these pictures!

Now he has moved on to cute little guys like this:

And more recently:

Okay, I'll stop now. I know I'm going overboard - but I cant help it!
To me, these are adorable!

Don't forget to visit Principled Discovery to see all the other Show and Tell participants.

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Jan. 2, 2008 - Wordless Wednesday-Painting of a Kookaburra by my mother.

Posted in Art Expression

Check out more Wordless Wednesday at WordlessWednesday.com
and Tinay's blog - Less of Me -More of Him

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Feb. 21, 2007 - My little artist

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Today I was amused by these drawings. SugarBean has been drawing NON-STOP! She would draw all day if I would let her. She did when I was sick. I'll have to share some of the books she made later.

Girls riding scooters for fun:

Girls falling off their scooters into water - not fun!

Notice the upside down scooters!

She always wants to draw with a pen. I think it is because she can be more precise that way. I'm trying to get her to use some color

Maybe I am biased, but I think she is pretty good for 5 years old.

Hope you are having a good day.
Stacy

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Jan. 16, 2007 - Art Curriculum Anyone?

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My daughter loves to draw. She would draw all day if she could. I am constantly trying to keep her from turning her handwriting practice into an art lesson. You may remember the Pregnant Alphabet !

At times she is frustrated because she cannot draw something that she wishes to draw. I would like to teach her some skills to help her do that. Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes caught my attention, I am considering purchasing it. If you have used it please leave me a comment and let me know how you liked it.

As Kindergarten flies by I am beginning to look for something to help us in 1st grade.
Here are two curriculums which interest me:

How Great Thou Art - In particular the I Can Do All Things 3 year curriculum.
Their website states that this text includes:
Beginning Drawing, How to use Colored Pencils, Blending with Watercolor Markers & Beginning Painting. The text also includes a new section on art appreciation, a glossary, and examinations. Over 200 pages with 175 lessons plus 38 8½" x 11" Paint & Marker Cards.

Artistic Pursuits - The Kindergarten through 3rd grade books. (Click here to view)
These books seems to focus a little more on the “artist” and what they do than How Great Thou Art does. They certainly cover a lot of different styles and would develop an appreciation in the student for a variety of art work. (This is only what I have gathered from reading a little about it - I may be way off)

I do not want to make art burdensome. And I am also unsure of what age is appropriate for teaching certain skills. The fact is, she wants to know how to draw certain things and I am only of so much help!!

We have enjoyed the Usborne book, I Can Draw Animalsand also I Can Draw People. They are very simple, breaking down the object into stages. She has been drawing a picture from these books once a week. Apart from that she draws whatever comes to mind. Here are a few pictures from yesterday . I told her to draw an “E” picture ( I meant for her to draw something that starts with the letter E since she just practiced writing that particular letter):

She turned the E's into people. They are carrying eggs!
My favorite part is the E in what looks like a wheelchair, holding onto a baby carriage.
Here is a close up:

These E's are eating eggs. The one with the short curly hair is fishing!

She has an imagination for sure. I do think my daughter is hilarious!!

I’d love hear what you have used or are using to teach your children how to draw and paint. Tell me what you have loved and what you wish you had never bought. Please leave me a comment and help a girl out

Thanks,
Stacy

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Dec. 21, 2006 - First Day of Winter Crafts and Activities

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My daughter has been anticipating the first day of winter for some time. Because the calendar says "Winter", she is expecting lots of snow. Since the day has finally arrived I thought we would do something fun and wintery. Here are some links with great ideas for today (or any other day): (the first four links are found at www.kinderart.com)

Winter Painting

Winter Windows

Winter Wonderland Painting

Make your own Snowflake

www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/winter/index.html - Includes crafts, printable winter poems and rhymes, information about winter and when the first day of winter is all the way up to 2011!

Happy Winter!

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About Me

I am an Australian married to an American, currently living in the U.S.A. As a new homeschooling mum, I am learning how to follow God's words in Deut. 6:6-7: "These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up."