12/19/2024
I've fallen behind on posting, but life has been trucking along here at Tall Trees! Our little group of explorers have been very busy, so I'll start by highlighting some of the art activities we've recently done 💚🎨
Chalk is something the children always have access to. The world becomes our canvas and the children often experiment with how well the chalk works on different surfaces and textures, and the differences when the chalk is wet vs dry. A good rainfall often washes away our drawings, but fallen moss is the children's choice for wiping things right away to start again!
Spore printing was a perfect autumn activity! The children searched for mushrooms in a variety of sizes, and species and we left them on black paper for a period of time. When we removed the mushrooms later, the children observed patterns of yellow, white and brownish black on the paper. Our only recommendations would be to wait for dryer weather and keep the mushrooms on the paper as long as possible!
And of course some good old nature pictures! The children put on a small art exhibit for their parents by gathering whatever they could find on the ground and arranging them into pictures. Some of our art supplies included sticks, lichen, ferns, pinecones, rocks and mushrooms!
