Art Matters

I LOVE using the Olympics as a theme in the art room. There are so many connections, the most logical for me being the action- the kids love...

So my students in 3rd grade used paper mache' over a balloon to create a version of Chihuly's "Nimja Floats" or as one of ...

Clay Ikebanas- we'll make flowers out of found objects while we wait for these to be fired. "Floats" My 3rd graders are making...