Summer started with a trip around the world! Within the two weeks we visited five countries and learned about their art and culture.
First stop - INDIA: Namaste!
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| We made menhi by tracing our hands and adding designs... |
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| ...then we helped our friends decorate their actual hands. |
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| Diwali lamps ready to paint. |
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| The finished products. |
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| Rainy day plus Indian music equals Bollywood style dance party! |
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| On beautiful days we found ways to create outside. |
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| Cherry Blossoms: Step 1 - Remember to blow OUT! |
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| Step 2 - Add flowers |
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| Step 3 - Add your chop. |
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| You can't visit Japan without making origami. |
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| And drinking out of your own paper cup. |
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| The bigger kids tried their hands at Sumi-E. |
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| Along the way we made new friends. |
Next stop: Botswana - Dumela!
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| Ndbele is funny to say but painting with feathers is hard! |
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| African masks are always a hit, though. |
The little kids visited Australia: G'day Mate!
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| Aboriginal bark paintings. Good thing my neighbor has a birch tree! |
And the big kids ended their travels in Mexico. Hola!
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| Another kind of bark painting - Amate. |
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| Actual Sumi-E tools. Cool! |
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| Reading about art is almost as fun as making it. |
Stay tuned for the next installment of How We Spent Our Summer Vacation.
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