Since Kid's Art on Friday seems to have become "Kid's Art Whenevermomgetsachancetopost", here's a midweek offering.
This one makes me smile! I hope it makes you smile also!
Send in the Clowns
I love this clown picture. It was such an honor to have it displayed at the local Post Office along with the pictures from the rest of his class.
But more than that, if you knew that little guy in the picture well, you would know that the clown in the background is the perfect illustration of my little goofy guy's personality!
Fall 2004, chalks and pastels on construction paper
High Tech Kids' Art
Thought we'd go digital this week. Enjoy!
Art by Alex (unfortunately I didn't date this, but it's a few years old)
Critters
Kid's Art on Friday? Yes, and it's actually still Friday! At least it is in my time zone - and I don't think my readership extends into time zones where it wouldn't be Friday.
These little critters have been gracing the top of a bookshelf for a few years now. All of these projects were done at school. The the teddy bear and the bird were done by my older son in first and second grades, respectively. The bird actually lifts up from its nest to reveal little clay eggs. The critter in the middle was done by my younger son in preschool. It was amazing what his incredibly talented teacher could get out of those preschoolers with some sticks, pine cones and a glue gun!
Thanks to Shari, who has been holding down the Kids' Art fort while I've been flaking! Haven't her kiddos been up to fun stuff?!
And Heather wants to make a digital "Kids' Art" button for us. Isn't that cool?
Top 'o the morning to you...
Regardless of what time it may be for you, I thought you might enjoy this to help you start your week off. My little artist is so prolific I didn't even know he had done this. I just found it one day!
(And yes, I do know that it isn't Friday, but at least I'm trying to get back on track!)
So...
Where did Kids' Art on Friday go yesterday?
Well, let's see...
Soccer camp, playing with a friend, lunch at the golf course, the afternoon at the pool with their friend, dinner out to a new Mexican restaurant with Dad...
No wonder Mom is late with Kids' Art!
Here's a simple sketch from my youngest. We had been to a restaurant named "The Crab Shack" the night before. (No, not "Joe's" - we have our own local version.) I probably shouldn't tell you he did this during a church service...
See Kelly's amazing post for Kids' Art.
More Mountains
Apparently, I can't seem to get enough mountain scenes lately. In pondering what to post for Kids Art today, I went searching through the files on the hard drive. My older son did this about 3 years ago in a Paint software program. His younger brother is such a prolific little artist that it's sometimes hard to give the older one equal time on Kids' Art. There was something sweet and simple about this one that spoke to me!
More Dragons and Castles
This seems to be a recurring theme around here (along with aliens and robots).
The picture doesn't quite do justice to the 3-D aspects of the art. That funny inverted v-shape in the middle of the castle is the drawbridge. The popsicle stick character is a very brave and valiant knight. The crocodile and fish in the moat look very happy, don't they?
Is summer getting to you?
Here's something to remind you of those cool winter days.
These are first grade projects. The one on the left is from Winter 2004. The other one is from Winter 2006. I guess the project has evolved over time! However, these two little guys have their share of battle scars. Mr. 2004 is missing an arm, and Mr. 2006 was photographed without his broken hockey stick (thanks to the creator of Mr. 2004).
Oh, dear...
People are starting to wonder. Audrey is threatening to let her toddler take crayons to the walls just so that there will be some Kids' Art on Friday. I better do something about it!
For the record, I have been trying to do something about it, however, between uncooperative children and uncooperative scanners (well, user incompetence might have had something to do with that one) it just hasn't happened. But, it will today!
I really wanted to get a better picture than the one I have for you. The child in question is my always happy little boy. He's my little artist who is happy as a clam when he's doing art and is always very proud to show it off. He loves to have his picture taken and has his face right in front of the lens every time the camera comes out. I just don't know what happened here.
This came home from school. The assignment was to create a portrait of themselves showing what they would look like when they got old. It looks like he'll be happy in his old age even if he wasn't in this picture!
Thankfully, Kelly and Shari were holding down the Kids' Art fort for me!
