Art - Spring Flowers

This Friday, we all enjoy a long forest and neighbourhood walk with the sunny weather!
The children were told to find some spring flowers on their walk. Some children found wild flowers in the forest; others were amazed by the beautiful flowers our neighbours have planted in their garden.

During our neighbourhood walk, Cameron and Bela also saw some constructors building house. The boys immediately connected to our community unit and said "I see some community helpers!" How lovely to see our children recall their learning experience. 

After the long walk, the children had a rest on the grass and listened to the story, "The Imaginary Garden" by Andrew Larsen. In the story, the little girl creates beautiful garden full of beautiful plants on a great big canvas with her grandfather. Through the story, the children explored how to use paint brushes to draw certain flowers, like tulips, scilla and daffodils. 

We tried the brush techniques in the book. Using dots and strokes, the children created their own spring garden with water colour. 

It was such a nice painting experience when everyone was actually surrounded by the beautiful spring flowers!