May. 16, 2006 - Eric Carle style...

For art class last week, we all marbled paper. 

This week, the 4 younger girls (ages 5 & 8) each did two backgrounds pictures with fingerpaints and different utensils to make textures of different types.  Then they made a pattern for their animals.

We're cutting the animals out of the marbled paper ~ Paris is going a snail on one page, and an alligator on the other.  Abyni is doing a seahorse and a fish;  Laura is doing a turtle and a tree frog; Mattie is doing a leopard and a snake.

Opposite each colorful animal page will be a white page with a fact about the animal ~ "I am a turtle, I live in the pond and I love to swim!" or something of that nature.  We'll have copies made onto heavy paper and give each of the girls a copy of their book!

They are looking AWESOME!  I'll post photos next week if the camera get remembered!:)