Posts filed under ‘Outdoors and Art’
Bubble Art: Creative & Colorful Fun for all Ages
Bubble art takes many forms.
More than I could imagine.
So I learned on Saturday, July 31 when more than 25 kids, parents and adults showed up at Meadowridge Library to play with bubbles.
The concept is simple. Just blow bubbles (colored with food coloring) on to paper.
When the bubble pops, it leaves the colored imprint behind.
Some people soaked their paper which resulted in a cotton candy like array of colors.
Other people blew bubbles in the container and scooped tiny bubbles on to paper.
Others layered the bubbles on the paper in different colors.
Of course, a few kids just wanted to blow bubbles, so they got to do that too. However, an indoor environment requires some restraint. This project can also be done outside to allow for more creative bubble blowing.
As always, let me know about your adventures with kids and bubbles.
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Reading, Bubbles & Sidewalk Chalk
Today feels like summer.
The sun shines warm. The wind blows hot. And the sky is deep blue.
So, it makes sense to do summer things with the kids like sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and reading.
Yes, reading.
The first Tuesday of the month, we have a read aloud with Tracy Moore, the children’s services librarian from the Hawthorne Library. She usually reads two stories and then does an art project with the kids. Today she read, “One Stuck Duck” by Phyllis Root and did a felt board story about a pig going on a picnic.
Afterward, we went crazy with the sidewalk chalk. We made cats, butterflies and princesses, traced our bodies, played hop scotch, and made lots of scary faces and designs. The bubbles blew quickly through the air in the warm wind. It was magical and perfect day.
I love making connections between the outdoors, reading and art. Hopefully, this pattern will stick with the kids and leave them wanting more of all three. This summer, we’ll continue our library reading program to help keep them active with books and learning. We want our kids to enter the school year ready to learn.
I hope that you get creative with kids now that the weather has turned gorgeous. Try adding a book into the mix to add some literacy.
Diane Schwartz is a K1 teacher at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, WI. She specializes in getting kids outside. For a free 11-page Bubble Activity Guide, just go to the home page and subscribe to this blog.
