Blue Jay Project

On our hike the day before, blue jays were all over the place, trying to steal everyone’s food. Leif thought a blue jay project would be appropriate today.

Panda Project

Seemingly out of nowhere, Leif wanted to do a panda project. Mixed media, Leif cut and marked the bamboo all himself, plus glued all the pieces together. Very lovely!

Free Form Drawing

Leif, feeling a sudden urge of independence, wants to do his own art project, by himself. He selects broad stroke crayons as his medium and goes to town. He mentioned the sun in the upper left hand corner, but said the animal was a secret. I didn’t press.

Toucan

After seeing a PBS special on rainforest animals, Leif decided he wanted to do a toucan project. We researched images on google, spending lots of time until Leif found exactly the one he wanted. He was quite pleased with the results.

Dinosaur Volcano Project

Inspired by the awesome exhibits at the SEE museum the previous day, Leif combines the dinosaurs we saw with the knowledge he gained from the volcano book we read. The result is a masterpiece in fingerpaint, tempera paint, tracing paper, and FUN!.