DAY CAMP SUCCESS!

I tell ya, I was pooped out by Friday and I didn't really do anything. It was the kids who were busy for those six hours everyday, and I pretty much just took pictures and helped out here and there! They did so many awesome projects, and on Friday, they put on an art show for the parents! Instead of me showing you tons of pictures of my kids working on the art work, I will share pictures of the actual "art show." I think you will be impressed with these kids!

I also want to mention that we're so blessed by our Children's Ministry Leaders. All this was handled by three women, who took care of every detail. There is soooooo much work that goes on behind the scenes, and for the most part, it goes unnoticed.

My children's favorite project was definitely these paper mache masks! I love how they have them displayed on this cardboard tree! On the table are sandcastles, but the mixture was sand and glue so this way it would be permanent! That was probably the messiest project of them all!

This was really cool too! They blew up black & white photos of the kids faces, cut them in half, and the kids got to draw the other side of their face. A semi-self portrait! The 3rd-5th graders did this project.

Now, this is a project the 4-7 year olds did. They had the same black & white photos, but they had them just cut their face and eyes out and glue it on a piece of paper. They partially glued the eyes down, but if you flip it open, they drew their eyes on the paper too. They also decorated around the face by drawing hair, etc.

If you are familiar with my blog, then you will notice that these lighthouse paintings look very familiar! Well, that's because one of the teachers is Eli's art teacher on Mondays!

Some of you may recognize that picture in the middle. It is called "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh. I think the kids did an amazing job with their interpretation of it!

More Starry Night paintings!

Aren't these gorgeous?

If you look at the first picture with the banner, you will see two vases with flowers. Both of the age groups had to paint them.

More vase paintings!

The "wall flowers." Can you believe these were paintings done by the 4-7 year olds! They are all so awesome!


And there ya go!

Next week...cooking and drama!!

MY LIL' PICASSO AT WORK AGAIN

Lisa at Family Life started this fun meme on Tuesday's called "Kids Got Talent." I wanted to participate in it because I think it's a great way to share the different gifts that God has blessed our children with!! So, if you would like to join in on the fun, just click here!

Here is another painting Eli finished yesterday. I've been anxiously waiting to see what the next painting was going to be of. I love it! Makes me want to go on vacation! Again..props to Miss Heather for being such a wonderful art teacher!! I think I have enough paintings to open a mini art gallery!

WORDLESS & WORDFUL WEDNESDAY

This is my son Eli's most recent painting he took home from art class on Monday. He did do this similar painting last year, but since two of his friends are taking the same class now, he decided to do the same one as them. I love it just as much as his first lighthouse painting!

But, he was upset when he came home because his friend accidentally spilled water on his painting (on the grass area). He fixed it when he got home, but I think because of the work and heart he puts into it, he just felt like it was ruined. I told him that it was beautiful and unique..just like him!

If you want to see his other paintings I posted, you can click here, and here.

He'll be 9 in June, and he says he wants to be an architect!

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MY OWN PICASSO

Three of my kids take art lessons every Monday afternoon from a young gal that goes to our church. She's such a blessing because she has taught them so much, and could also be charging us alot more than she does. I wanted to share a painting that my 8 year old son Eli brought home today. I think it's so beautiful! He LOVES anything artsy crafty. I had to crop part of the bottom because he wrote our address on it..LOL!