Training and Art, Oh My!

I have a busy week coming up, and I'm not sure how much I'll be touching base here on the blog. I will presenting three different training sessions in three different counties this week!

Monday- That's Life - Escanaba, Michigan
Thursday- Rocket Science - Marquette, Michigan
Saturday- Celebrating the Process of Art - Ironwood, Michigan

If you are in the area and would like to attend, stop by www.4c-up.com to register ;).

I've been putting together my handouts for Saturday's presentation.... and I thought I would remind you of a previous post I wrote on the process and the product of art:

ART- "The Product, A Celebration of the Process"

Dane has been busy sketching. I love all of his crazy critters! I bought him a roll of contact paper to draw on, so that he could make his own wall stickers.

I have a feeling that this is going to be a very popular activity! I gave him a basket of permanent markers and a roll of contact paper. I anticipate that every possible wall surface will soon be covered with his sketches!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

I'd love for you to stop by the What Would You Do With It? Wednesday post from last week and link up your ideas for clothespins or clothes pegs. Deborah Stewart of Teach Preschool shares a great ideas to decorate textured clothes pins.

I'll have another great guest blogger this Wednesday, you'll have to stop by to see who it is!

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What Would You Do With It? Wednesday #4, Cardboard Tubes (Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, etc)

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Making Moon Mud!

We usually make our moon sand with cornstarch , sand, and baby oil. However a blog reader commented that when they make their moon sand- they use water instead of oil. So, of course, my first thought was- why make moon sand when you could make MOON MUD? And so you have it- our homemade moon mud! Basically, it ends up being a sandy- runny oobleck! It acts kind of like a solid- and kind of like a liquid..... Now, I'm sure I will get all kinds of questions on the exact recipe and proportions to make this stuff..... The truth is, we rarely measure. We just mix it up until it looks and feels about right! Today, we made ours with too much water. (It was an experiment.) So, we removed some off the top. After we were done playing in the mud- we let it sit. A little bit more of the water evaporated while we napped.... Then, this afternoon- It was perfect! Hard as a rock on the bottom, until you dig into grab it... Then....

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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