Getting crafty with Art Innovators!

Our Art and Play last week was extra special~  We had the pleasure of having Tracey from Art Innovators of Barrie join us to do a Squiggles and Grin class.

It was so much fun to start the class with a little circle time to meet squiggles and sing some songs.

 But the real fun started when the kids got on their smocks and started painting!

We were creating an outdoor scene with a caterpillar.  Sounds a bit complicated for a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds right?  But not at all!  The craft was creative and abstract and fun!

Using spatulas, the kids spread yellow paint for the sun, blue for the sky and green for the grass!

This was messy but fun!  The kids really liked turning a few dollops of paint into something more.  Once we dabbed off the excess paint, giving the picture a nice texture, we were ready to add the caterpillar!

This was lots of fun for the kids using some red paint and circle sponge to create their wiggly caterpillar! 

To make the legs, eyes, and antennae, the kids used their finger in some black paint!

Voila!  A gorgeous outdoor scene with a pretty caterpillar!

A quick little goodbye circle with some parachute play and our class came to a close. 

We look forward to having Tracey join us once a month to get artsy with our tots!