Clay Cupcakes

It never matters what we are making when it comes to clay.  The kids just LOVE it!  This year we referenced Wayne Thiebauld, an artist we studied early this year.  The fourth graders made cupcakes using pinch pots!

Gumball Machines

Second graders read the book Pop:The Invention of Bubblegum by Meghan McCarthy. The then viewed examples of gumball machines and the artist Wayne Thiebauld’s rendition of gumball machines. They used oil pastel for the drawing and watercolor to fill in color. Then they had the opportunity to use paint dotters to create the gumballs in their machines. I love this project!

Thiebauld Cakes

Third graders were introduced to artist, Wayne Thiebauld, famous for his paintings of cakes and other delicious desserts!  Students learned how to draw a cake (cylinder) using perspective and colored their drawings by blending oil pastels.