Art

Ted Harrison Paintings

Inside: First graders paint like Ted Harrison. Are you familiar with Ted Harrison’s art? This very talented gentleman was born in England. He moved to Yukon, Canada and lived there from 1967 until 1993, at which time he relocated to our beautiful city of Victoria, B.C. He is an artist, retired teacher (he taught for 30 years!), illustrator and author. … Read more

What’s Under the SNOW?

Inside: A book review of Under the Snow, plus 12 different links, ideas and downloads. We’ve been doing a winter unit AND it snowed here in sleepy Victoria, so I’m going to feature yet another snow book. Hope you don’t mind, but I forgot how many great ones I have in my collection. Title: Under the Snow Written by: Melissa … Read more

Snow by Cynthia Rylant: Review and Free Activities

Inside: A beautiful book by Cynthia Rylant that you don’t want to miss. Plus two writing and two art projects. Hello! I have the most beautiful winter book to share with you today. Title: Snow Written: Cynthia Rylant Illustrations: Lauren Stringer Publishing: Harcourt Books, 2008 Ages: 5 to 12 Themes: Snow, Imagery, Realistic Fiction Opening: “The best snow is the … Read more

The Story of Snow: Perfect Picture Book Friday

Inside: A book review of The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder Happy Friday! I have a fascinating book to share for  Perfect Picture Book Friday.   Title: The Story of SNOW: The Science of Winter’s Wonder Author: Mark Cassino with Jon Nelson, Ph.D. Illustrations: Nora Aoyagi Publishing: Chronicle Books, 2009 Ages: 5 to adult Themes: Snow crystals, Fiction … Read more

Gingerbread Cookie Paintings

I found this great painting lesson at Art Projects for Kids (her blog is no longer active). Our paintings aren’t quite as amazing as Kathy’s, but they’re still pretty darn cute. My kids found it very challenging to free-hand draw a gingerbread shape, so quite a few of them opted to trace a gingerbread. Here’s a gingerbread man template you … Read more