Mail Art + Pen Friends = Dear You Art Project
Have a look at some pictures of String Stories from Berlin. Lusine said, "The kids had so much fun improvising with string and glue that they all wanted to make another sting story for the family to take home. It was very sweet :-)"
You are sweet! And your friends in Estonia are going to appreciate your stories!
I see snow, cars, sun and a whole lot of adventures in these string stories by the Tigers! The Tigers soon figured out how to use the string to add texture and volume to their colored pencil drawings. Each one tells so much about themselves. I'm sure their friends in Vietnam will love these pieces of art!
The Monkeys are super excited about meeting their new friends in Mysore, India! Since this is their first piece of art to exchange, some of the Monkeys were trying new visual techniques on how to bring our worlds together. For example, Niklas and Lotta drew the Indian flag and Finnish flag on their paintings. Patrick and Hartti drew games that they like to play. Everybody enjoyed sharing a part of themselves with their new friends!
The string collages from the 6th grader artists in Odder, Denmark to Texas, USA are in the mail!
Line, their teacher, said, "The students had a great time making their string collages. At first they found the task a bit strange, but when they started to think about what was important to them, they quickly got a lot of ideas and made some great collages."
The Cats in Vienna have been up to some lovely thoughts and artwork!
Simone, their teacher, wrote:
My children loved to work with this new material, the wool. I told them to make some pictures of something they love. So they can share it with their partners. Also, we talked about people we love.
Children love their parents and their families, also their animals. Important is the fact we can love someone because he is doing something good, he is helping us and very important: he is playing with us. :) And he has to be very nice.
What can we do for people we love? You can write a love letter, you can paint something, you can give flowers.
Best wishes,
Simone and her cats
Here are some photos of the String Stories from the Pre-K group at Antwerp International School in Belgium!
Naomi, their teacher said, "We are doing a unit on feelings, so I asked the kiddos to think of a time or story that makes them happy and then create their ideas with string."
I think their friends at Moonstone Preschool in USA are going to be super happy with these shiny stories!
Hi,
We had a great time doing the February Dear You art project. We have been focusing on the solar system and talking about how we are connected to everything, so the project tied in perfectly with our curriculum! We have also been working on sharing and teamwork, so each piece was a collective effort.
Have a great day,
Michelle
The 5 years old at Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, PA, USA is making and exchanging artwork with Pre-Kindergarteners at The International School of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium.
The artists at Lasteaed Illikuku in Põlvamaa, Estonia have made their stories by collaging string for their friends at Kita Felix and Friends in Berlin, Germany.
It's story time!
