tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76939118259296886082023-11-24T15:31:06.692-08:00Littlest Birds StudioChildren * Joy * CreativityMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-41275879133722354272011-11-17T15:41:00.000-08:002011-11-17T15:41:55.771-08:00New Studio, New Classes, New Blog...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVdNt4kTVuDVIrukb7jYfzQPnQHvLhrn9ZzNa9VSv6fPGh0SzGmFU8CEqinWE8ZCVR8st4cEELjslLRr9eZVmqY1dgcStqK-Ljl3iaI4WRiKA0tH9xtXAwjNaBsLCntriW_yPkXwqQTA/s1600/A9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVdNt4kTVuDVIrukb7jYfzQPnQHvLhrn9ZzNa9VSv6fPGh0SzGmFU8CEqinWE8ZCVR8st4cEELjslLRr9eZVmqY1dgcStqK-Ljl3iaI4WRiKA0tH9xtXAwjNaBsLCntriW_yPkXwqQTA/s400/A9.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>If you haven't yet been over to my new blog <a href="http://makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com/">Make+Believe</a>, come check it out to see photos of the new studio and classes. So many exciting changes!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-14872032220627680512011-08-30T09:54:00.000-07:002011-08-30T09:54:27.201-07:00A "Washable" ExperimentIf you haven't read yet, I've moved the archives of Littlest Birds Studio over to <a href="http://makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com/">Make+Believe</a> to embark on a new creative journey. Join me there to see what all this change is about or to check out my recent experiment on "washable" tempera paint. Which one of these is <i>actually</i> washable? Come on over to <a href="http://makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com/">Make+Believe</a> to find out :)<br />
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-89008540640715228922011-08-14T17:44:00.000-07:002011-08-14T20:11:30.453-07:00Exciting News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxIVlhsO_VYYJNi7P67oHSVIEwbST-vTjqiUlfUpJovaahj75dMflF-i6cKj90bapnX40qwY6O2k97LCfCx7spYVXeJjE0argbNtl9VOoSe3WpJogXubJ9Hwazi5S6oStgrdcI8VfP4s/s1600/paint02window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxIVlhsO_VYYJNi7P67oHSVIEwbST-vTjqiUlfUpJovaahj75dMflF-i6cKj90bapnX40qwY6O2k97LCfCx7spYVXeJjE0argbNtl9VOoSe3WpJogXubJ9Hwazi5S6oStgrdcI8VfP4s/s400/paint02window.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br />
While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, <a href="http://makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com/">Make+Believe</a>. All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come.<br />
Aren't you curious? Join me now at <a href="http://makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com/">makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com</a> :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*photo by <a href="http://modernkidsphoto.com/">Modern Kids Photography</a></span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-29289326639310993642011-07-28T14:14:00.000-07:002011-07-28T14:14:07.535-07:00Watercolor & Texture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90-e858EHymT2lyJ9-0NFJgUKdLM5r3AI-24npAzoUcl1G00oTj28P-F5NCUla7a_ZbBEc0YoUnsbVB6RIfEgNeqCa-X5j-msDPOcSK4T3RAyLyfqGTXIMp2aSRn_7E7uNm3oeEmeak4/s1600/I1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90-e858EHymT2lyJ9-0NFJgUKdLM5r3AI-24npAzoUcl1G00oTj28P-F5NCUla7a_ZbBEc0YoUnsbVB6RIfEgNeqCa-X5j-msDPOcSK4T3RAyLyfqGTXIMp2aSRn_7E7uNm3oeEmeak4/s400/I1.jpg" width="330" /></a></div>For our final class of the summer, the 2s/3s group explored liquid watercolors in all sorts of fun ways. We began by using droppers to form droplets of the watercolor onto our paper. With a lot of practice, these kids have become really skilled with the droppers (which is great preparation for pre-writers!)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3Jx_S9XtCR8y3Q2TjKKp_bkEiOOX5YT_fAmPKXDSCoc4oXZZ-XENIxLxDuGJfgqYIoZJ4L22ig74N-Xk2r2cRmhHfKfcml6Ch4kFMm4YM_75kRKowWXqr_fLkJahIwsx4Iq4e1JHLhU/s1600/I6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3Jx_S9XtCR8y3Q2TjKKp_bkEiOOX5YT_fAmPKXDSCoc4oXZZ-XENIxLxDuGJfgqYIoZJ4L22ig74N-Xk2r2cRmhHfKfcml6Ch4kFMm4YM_75kRKowWXqr_fLkJahIwsx4Iq4e1JHLhU/s400/I6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Towards the end of class we moved to the easels where the kids made oil pastel/watercolor resists. They first drew a design with oil pastels, then used spray bottles filled with liquid watercolor to add to their work. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPXhloG8B0XN-hlKknRUMMswnTcmXwJoUgVJirAbPS7JZa9h05rSlo5pbCMOrGw4wq6fMAns8CK2aBp-XftdJb6kH_M7OJMVtNOb2lRes2f2uIY122Nwcu59WxP_drbDuZ86D9RWzyYM/s1600/I7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPXhloG8B0XN-hlKknRUMMswnTcmXwJoUgVJirAbPS7JZa9h05rSlo5pbCMOrGw4wq6fMAns8CK2aBp-XftdJb6kH_M7OJMVtNOb2lRes2f2uIY122Nwcu59WxP_drbDuZ86D9RWzyYM/s400/I7.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Thanks for a wonderful summer session! In August, I'll be posting some projects you can do at home... I hope you give them a try! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuh40WutHugz5eab5Ey0Q4WSXxiaSLaOLR8Fwq8N4tE7IY6lEu9a9vlW5gco9JHftSi02q0L0o-QmIet3js7aOie0qRqqE4fLhmnobg3LoK6pl0QA3fsFqPXLl_3a2yV90BV6UMpupEQ/s1600/F13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuh40WutHugz5eab5Ey0Q4WSXxiaSLaOLR8Fwq8N4tE7IY6lEu9a9vlW5gco9JHftSi02q0L0o-QmIet3js7aOie0qRqqE4fLhmnobg3LoK6pl0QA3fsFqPXLl_3a2yV90BV6UMpupEQ/s400/F13.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-44468217540091835802011-07-02T08:28:00.000-07:002011-07-02T08:28:28.377-07:00Watercolor & Oil Pastel Batik<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI1btxIHsTtil3ndCZ4AfCV_FWuuauNiluYsQPN766835H2EF0DqyfQU8jYYTd90ONNKMe9qD6i_rbXu5DqL5y6hxWsAmNCKsiGvGccCT4KVisBqob4HDWtTYgUTSHZ1wRe7mQ6W-Sf8/s1600/E1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI1btxIHsTtil3ndCZ4AfCV_FWuuauNiluYsQPN766835H2EF0DqyfQU8jYYTd90ONNKMe9qD6i_rbXu5DqL5y6hxWsAmNCKsiGvGccCT4KVisBqob4HDWtTYgUTSHZ1wRe7mQ6W-Sf8/s400/E1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For our watercolor week in the 1s/2s class I was planning for an ice painting and oil pastel resist project like we did in the mixed age class. Before class began I came across some extra fabric lying around and decided to experiment with an oil pastel and watercolor batik instead. I taped the fabric to a tray so that it wouldn't move around when the kids tried to draw on it. I first offered them white oil pastels to use on white cotton fabric, which is not at all exciting to toddlers (even when I tried to explain that they would magically see their drawing appear when they painted it). Here, a big sister demonstrates the first step.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBWhpM-rkVX9kffD1NqE93ynMI5B6dtgBIud9qKQiKftggbbMKhTu8AiA376EYfpRLAxc4JBLgOoPAYaJRKOQuLuHXYu43_g_00s0oG8EC05IIRxSJ8NeqBpfISQcvw-S0z7LWK_SxIg/s1600/F12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBWhpM-rkVX9kffD1NqE93ynMI5B6dtgBIud9qKQiKftggbbMKhTu8AiA376EYfpRLAxc4JBLgOoPAYaJRKOQuLuHXYu43_g_00s0oG8EC05IIRxSJ8NeqBpfISQcvw-S0z7LWK_SxIg/s400/F12.jpg" width="297" /></a></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-41705973431843879052011-05-31T21:47:00.000-07:002011-05-31T21:47:51.235-07:00Leaf Rubbings and Exploring Pastels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UjRQl23MWHIcgqWjKipz1znhpEjPiAC-1bHAWwCNzy2vnPdW6S5A-yZ6_khLvqB6NYnDW2n6lTqwUrJSdoabJtiTnZdAFlkwAyxvmljaOzygGdLTaA9-KRmzeW5gNYjCPVGMjpXU53w/s1600/E1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UjRQl23MWHIcgqWjKipz1znhpEjPiAC-1bHAWwCNzy2vnPdW6S5A-yZ6_khLvqB6NYnDW2n6lTqwUrJSdoabJtiTnZdAFlkwAyxvmljaOzygGdLTaA9-KRmzeW5gNYjCPVGMjpXU53w/s400/E1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For our final week of the session, we focused on leaf rubbings and pastels. The children first learned how to create an imprint of a leaf by placing it under the paper then rubbing on top of the paper with the side of a crayon. <br />
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The children first used ball point pens to draw a design in the foam. I had to encourage them to press hard so their drawing would be indented into the foam. <br />
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and threw it to make a splat!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604599842371526279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-41746625945954229652011-03-30T20:47:00.000-07:002011-03-30T20:47:40.257-07:00Gluing for Collage and Construction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj290HvG3VWBxwkx5LLo4qSOEMqxIKNZZimXWZaesFLPk1Ac5D7YjO8qXn8r8QJT4rkrFgcjp-tNIqxlP5yFxSqvgnq_xc3j71nNfK6CbR77e6PxFSCBP2qhjbe1SXxIbrz7qQntxXA2hw/s1600/C1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj290HvG3VWBxwkx5LLo4qSOEMqxIKNZZimXWZaesFLPk1Ac5D7YjO8qXn8r8QJT4rkrFgcjp-tNIqxlP5yFxSqvgnq_xc3j71nNfK6CbR77e6PxFSCBP2qhjbe1SXxIbrz7qQntxXA2hw/s400/C1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This week we focused on gluing. We started off using colored glue on wax paper and adding collage materials to the glue. The kids were encouraged to squeeze out as much glue as possible! Once dry, the design can be peeled off the wax paper and hung in the window (but that requires lots of glue). If there's not enough glue, or the glue is scattered, the whole thing can be hung in a window- The glue and wax paper are transparent, so the light shines through the glue and creates silhouettes of the collage pieces. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>While some children were busy working at the table, others were learning how to operate a glue gun! (This was just for the 3 and the 4 year olds) I set out a large cardboard box and lots of found materials to glue to the box. Glue guns are such interesting tools because the glue dries instantly. They allow you to build in a way that wouldn't be possible to do with regular glue.<br />
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