We began by working with pieces we made by gluing green tissue paper onto watercolor paper. We flipped the paper over (so that they had a clean white page to work with) and did a quick lesson on drawing evergreen trees. Step by step we drew three trees (all different sizes) and then cut them out.
After that we took a few minutes to experiment with different compositions. The kids moved their trees all over the page until they found their favorite arrangement. Then we glued the trees down. Now for the really fun part! We got out a nice collection of beads, stars, sparkles and silver tissue paper strips and the kids decorated their trees, snow and sky as they liked!
Next week we will do a quick lesson on symmetry. The kids will then have a chance to "frame" these pieces with black paper and decorate with (mostly) symmetrical snowflakes. Then we will review the work from the year and pack it up so that they can bring it all home to you! Don't forget to pick up your child's displayed art work at the end of the holiday show!
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