Last week after Grace's play performance we celebrated her big day by going out to lunch with Maddy & Poppy. The restaurant we went to had mosaics on the floor and all along the walls. Grace was very intrigued with this style of art. Today Grace and Jack made their very own mosaics. Grace first cut out lots of tiny pieces of orange construction paper. Grace and Jack glued the orange paper pieces onto a paper plate to create a mosaic pumpkin. They later added a jack-o'-lantern face.
Grace worked very hard on her mosaic pumpkin so that all of the white was covered with orange paper pieces.
Here is Grace's finished mosaic pumpkin. She named her pumpkin "Jack!"
Here is Jack's finished mosaic pumpkin. Jack thought it was very funny that Grace and I kept calling the pumpkins Jack!
This was a great art lesson for Grace and Jack. They both learned about mosaics while making a fun Halloween craft. Furthermore, all the art and learning materials in our home are slowly dwindling!! Nearly all of our materials have been packed away since we will be moving to our new home in just over two weeks (October 24 is our official move in date). The only materials we have left are paper, markers, paint and glue so this was the perfect project for us today. I'll have to get creative with our projects over the next few weeks due to our limited materials. :) 
Jack loved his mosaic pumpkin so much that he carried it around with him just about all day! He couldn't wait to show it to Daddy when he got home from work.
3 comments:
we have the usuals paint, markers, crayons, papar, etc but would love to get more crafty with the kids! where do you get all these great ideas and have time to gather the art supplies? or do you just have a list of key items on hand?
I remember learning about mosaics when I was little and being fascinated with the art form--still am for that matter!
I knew how intrigued Grace was at lunch last week at Local Sprouts with the floor and walls. I loved listening to you explain the concept to her, Rebecca. Jack and Grace were captivated by your lesson on mosaic!
Little did we know that the very next thing you would be doing was an art project on this concept! And what better than to work on it with a pumpkin theme...leave it to you, Rebecca!
I think that those pumpkin faces are just about the cutest thing I've seen this October! I adore the placement of the triangle eyes on Jack's face! Grace's face is as happy as she is!
What a clever and fantastic way to learn at your home! What did Daddy say!?
Love, Maddy
xox
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