'One wintry day I made a snowman,
Very round and tall,
The next day when I saw him,
He was not the same at all!
His hat had slipped, his arms drooped down,
He really looked a fright -
It made me start to wonder:
What do snowmen do at night?'
Last week, our art was inspired by a beautiful children's book, 'Snowmen at Night' by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner. This book would definitely make a good read for children in junior and senior infants (and you can read it online here if you'd like) but we were more interested in the beautiful illustrations. We thought about what snowmen might get up to at night... Snowmen standing on their heads, sledding, skiing, having snowball fights, playing basketball or soccer, dancing, singing, weight-lifting... The suggestions were endless!
We used textured blue sugar paper and chalk pastels to create our masterpieces. Everyone decided on an activity that their snowman or snowmen would be doing at night. We drew a moon in the sky and then sketched our snowmen with pastels. We worked hard on shading the side of the snowman furthest from the moon to give a 3D effect. Later, Ms. Kirby sprayed hairspray over them to 'fix' the chalk pastels. They turned out amazing! Come and see them on display in our classroom if you're passing by!
Very round and tall,
The next day when I saw him,
He was not the same at all!
His hat had slipped, his arms drooped down,
He really looked a fright -
It made me start to wonder:
What do snowmen do at night?'
Last week, our art was inspired by a beautiful children's book, 'Snowmen at Night' by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner. This book would definitely make a good read for children in junior and senior infants (and you can read it online here if you'd like) but we were more interested in the beautiful illustrations. We thought about what snowmen might get up to at night... Snowmen standing on their heads, sledding, skiing, having snowball fights, playing basketball or soccer, dancing, singing, weight-lifting... The suggestions were endless!
We used textured blue sugar paper and chalk pastels to create our masterpieces. Everyone decided on an activity that their snowman or snowmen would be doing at night. We drew a moon in the sky and then sketched our snowmen with pastels. We worked hard on shading the side of the snowman furthest from the moon to give a 3D effect. Later, Ms. Kirby sprayed hairspray over them to 'fix' the chalk pastels. They turned out amazing! Come and see them on display in our classroom if you're passing by!