Day Twenty-Six: Sidewalk Chalk Fun
Monday arrived and we were happy to be home after a busy weekend and also, happy to see the sun out and warm temperatures for the first time in ages! I had some planting to do and Olivia was sleeping in, so why not do an outdoor project. Bring out the sidewalk chalk!!!
Our first project was to do self-portraits...I did a quick outline of each of the big kids shadows and then they got to work. They took their work VERY seriously!!!
Jack's final portrait:
EJ's final portrait:
Then baby sis decided to join in the fun...
When I came out with Olivia, I also found this gigantic shark drawing Jack & EJ decided to create together...it was huge!!!
Water break - Did I mention it was hot?
Our other project was to trace their shadows every couple hours to see how they changed. They were really enjoying this project and I was so excited that I was actually teaching them something kind of science-related (I was an art history major after all) and then I realized I screwed up. By setting them up right next to the garage, I chose a great spot for the morning and a spot in complete shadow for the afternoon. Honestly!!! So, we may repeat this another time to see if we can do it for the entire day! :-)
This is Jack's shadow at 9, 10:45 & 12
And EJ's at 9, 10:45, 12 & 1:30
Our first project was to do self-portraits...I did a quick outline of each of the big kids shadows and then they got to work. They took their work VERY seriously!!!
Jack's final portrait:
EJ's final portrait:
Then baby sis decided to join in the fun...
When I came out with Olivia, I also found this gigantic shark drawing Jack & EJ decided to create together...it was huge!!!
Water break - Did I mention it was hot?
Our other project was to trace their shadows every couple hours to see how they changed. They were really enjoying this project and I was so excited that I was actually teaching them something kind of science-related (I was an art history major after all) and then I realized I screwed up. By setting them up right next to the garage, I chose a great spot for the morning and a spot in complete shadow for the afternoon. Honestly!!! So, we may repeat this another time to see if we can do it for the entire day! :-)
This is Jack's shadow at 9, 10:45 & 12
And EJ's at 9, 10:45, 12 & 1:30
That was a brilliant way to teach via sidewalk chalk!! You're awesome.
this is awesome!! and i love the pic of livie! ;)
Jack must have known that Shark Week starts tomorrow on Discovery!
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