Hopefully,the summer will be a time to relax and enjoy some unstructured family and learning time. When my children were little, I often enjoyed doing creative art and discovery adventure projects with them. We repurposed big boxes into imaginary dwellings, like a castle or a horse farm. Exploring local parks, we looked for “treasures” to journal about and draw. It was exciting to take the time to look for unusual rocks, plants and critters! Some days we spent indoors creating an art project such as directed drawing. Although some might say “that’s not really art” I beg to differ as each of my children’s pieces turned out differently and equally beautiful. In addition to completing a drawing they took pride in, they each became better listeners and more observant to detail. Their confidence as artists grew.
Attached you will find a link (you may need to cut and paste to your browser) to a free resource of a Keel Billed Toucan by Mona Brooks, creator of “Monart” a directed drawing program. Of course you can find many other creative resources, from books on Amazon to free YouTube videos. Enjoy exploring this summer!!
Ms. Gina
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R4Y8T-V4qj0MHB4JXJsa_3HniIxXqyjlrCwT8hLQl do/edit