Drawing a Plane

Nicholas likes to draw and color with crayons but he has always been more inclined to just scribble on a page than to draw a real object or color in the lines on a coloring page. However, lately he has suddenly shown an interest in drawing real objects. It's fun to watch him at work. Sometimes he has to still explain what he is drawing but other times it seems rather clear. Here is his latest work. It is a little abstract but it's a plane. I think he did a great job, especially since he wasn't looking at a plane as he drew it and it was all from memory.

Learning through Art

Nicholas has been learning about dimensions, particularly the difference between 2-dimensional objects and 3-dimensional objects. He explains that a 2-dimentional object is "flat" and a 3-dimensional object "sticks out". Makes sense to me! And what better way to reinforce the idea than by creating something 3-dimensional with his hands. Check out his latest 3D art project - strips of paper glued to a card.

The Three Snow Bears

A children's author that we really enjoy is Jan Brett. She has beautiful books with great stories. She also has an awesome website at www.janbrett.com full of activities and printable coloring pages that correspond with her books. The most recent book of hers that we bought was The Three Snow Bears. It's an adaptation of the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

After reading The Three Snow Bears for the upteenth time, Nicholas and I took the story to the next level. I had printed an igloo as well as the mama bear and baby bear from the website. We each colored our bear and then colored some clothing for our bear to make "paper dolls".









What a great way to bring a story to life! We've even used our paper doll bears to create new stories of our own.