Imagine Me Puppets from Vantaa, Finland are on their way to Heath, Texas!

September 6, 20152015, 4th Grade, Dear You Art Workshops, Finland, USAArlene TuckerComment

Today went really well! We had so much fun and they all loved it! We looked at the map to see where Texas is and had such a good time that we lost track of time.

The kids were making sketches in their notebooks and were so happy with their drawings, that we ended up photocopying them from the notebooks and then cutting them out from the photocopy, and then adding glitter and buttons.

The teacher, Riitta-Liisa at Viertolan Koulu is just amazing!

Anastasia Artemeva xx

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Anastasia Artemeva is the Dear You Workshop Leader for the 4th grade class at Viertolan Koulu in Vantaa, Finland. This group of Finnish artists will be making and sharing art with Kathleen Finan's 4th graders at Heath Amy Parks Heath Elementary School in Heath, Texas.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar comic strips

June 8, 20155 years old, Belgium, Dear You Art Workshops, Pre-School, USAArlene TuckerComment

If you haven't read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then I'm sure after you see these comics inspired by Eric Carle's book, you will want to! The artists from Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, USA did a wonderful job! Their friends at The International School of Antwerp will have some summer fun reading to do :).

Antwerp International School share their views!

March 30, 20152015, Dear You Art Workshops, Belgium, USAArlene TuckerComment

Naomi Kite and her pre-school artists have been busy looking at their world through their handmade viewfinders. From the looks of their watercolor artworks, I see many happy faces. This must mean only one thing!

I'm sure their friends in Philadelphia will find some common points between their pictures.

The Solar System strings us together!

February 4, 20155 years old, 2015, Collective Art, Dear You Art Workshops, Pre-School, USAArlene TuckerComment

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.

A Message from Moonstone Pop Up Pros!

December 12, 20142014, 5 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, USAArlene TuckerComment

Hi,

We had a great time with this project. We practiced the day before we made the cards and now we are all pop up pros! One boy told me he couldn't wait to teach his older brother how to do this! I will be sending them out tomorrow morning.

Have a great day and enjoy the holidays,
Michelle

The pictures say it all!

November 22, 20142014, 5 years old, Belgium, USAArlene TuckerComment

For the November Musical Painting Michelle Mullally, Assistant Director at Moonstone Preschool said, "They got so into it. I love seeing how students respond to music while making art."

The pictures speak for themselves :)

Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are a win!

November 19, 20142nd Grade, 2014, United Kingdom, USAArlene TuckerComment

Kathleen Finan, the art teacher at Amy Parks Heath Elementary School in Heath, Texas has been making Artist Trading Cards (ATC) with her artists. They have just sent these to their Dear You friends in Nottingham, UK!

Kathleen wrote, "The students wrote holiday greetings on the back of these ATC scratchboards. I bought these glitter scratchboards for the holidays, sometimes I make them with the kids. The candy bags had 3 ATCs in them telling their favorite holidays when candy is given."

What a treat! Not only did the artists make Candy Bags for the October project, but also ATCs!

Go ahead and try this out with your artists :)

Belgian Chocolate for Halloween sounds good to me :)

October 28, 2014Belgium, Pre-School, USA, 2014Arlene TuckerComment

Naomi Kite, the Pre K teacher at The International School of Antwerp, and her artists have created beautiful Candy Bags for Halloween!

Naomi said, "They chose lots of lollipops with fantastical figures on them (I think these might be imagined lollipops, no one could exactly tell me if you could buy these in a store) and Belgian chocolates of many varieties. : )"

They will share these with their friends at Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, USA.

From Texas to England, here we go!

October 27, 20142014, USA, United Kingdom, 2nd GradeArlene TuckerComment

Kathleen Finan and her 2nd graders at Amy Parks Heath Elementary School in Heath, Texas are ready to snail mail their first exchange of Dear You artworks to their new friends at Sneinton St Stephen's C of E Primary School in Nottingham, UK.

Their Self Portrait Puppets are full of personality!

Belgium + USA = Happy Artists

September 26, 2014Dear You Art Workshops, USA, BelgiumArlene TuckerComment

The International School of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium and Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA have started their new friendship this fall.

Thank you to their teachers, Naomi Kite, Nebadon Adams, and Michelle Mullally for being such warmhearted spirits that encourage these artists to express themselves so beautifully!

I think these pictures of the Happy Artists in action says it all :)

Cutting and creating away in Antwerp, Belgium!

Artists at the International School of Antwerp in action!

The whole class ready to be posted to their friends in Philadelphia, PA.

Moonstone Preschooler Helen is thinking about what she wants to tell her new friend in Belgium.

Dear You Summer Visits to Estonia and USA

August 28, 2014School visits, Dear You Art Workshops, Estonia, USAArlene TuckerComment

This summer was extra great because I got to visit two of the Dear You participating schools and even got to create with the artists. The first visit was to Lasteaed Illikuku in Ahja, Estonia and the second was at Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, USA.

Thank you for making my summer extra goood :)