December 07, 2010

Snowmen St. at TGE

A couple weeks ago I saw a GREAT idea on Lines, Dots, and Doodles. 
....Check out the link....

I gave each of the teachers & many of the staff a 2 1/2 foot blank snowman.  Their only instruction was to decorate it...or have their students work together to decorate it.  I really wasn't sure how this would be received.  This is a very busy time of the year...and there has been some "stuff" going on at our school that has caused many to be stressed/frustrated(I'm totally ignorant of such things..and blissfully happy in my little art world).  I'm happy to report....THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A HIT!!!!! Many of the teachers have come to me and said how much fun they've had creating their snowman...and they didn't want to give it over to their students!(maybe I should have a few art nights for them!!)  Everyday you can find teachers looking over the snowmen...trying to figure out who did what....and smiling...laughing...forgetting about whatever was weighing on them....if only for a moment. 
I hope you enjoy looking through the snowmen of Tulip Grove Elementary!





This is my van Gogh snowman... I was pretty happy with how he turned out!!!!

9 comments:

  1. I love this project. We need to come up with a catchy name for it. Any ideas. . . I want to do it with my teachers too!

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  2. When given a blank snowman as a 4 year old one of my sons not only made it upside down but he put a "penis" on it as well, though that looked more like a lump of coal...but still. And this is what I brought home from nursery school at the church we belong to, it still proudly hangs in our playroom!

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  3. When I first read her blog, I decided to do this, too. I'm glad to see it was successful with another school. My teachers are having some moral issues and not all get along, so this might be a good project. I think I'll wait until January though.

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  4. Your snowman's Starry Night is pretty cute!!

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  5. I absolutely LOVE your VanGogh snowman.

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  6. I found this feature on blogger which I'm sure you know about called STATS and it said your site gives me my site a lot of traffic. It's really interesting to see where all the visitors come from. Just wanted to say thanks for the networking love your blog!

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  7. I'd like to give this a try in mid January. We need something fun in the hallway for a special open house on Feb. 4th. These would be a hit. Thanks for the idea.

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  8. I linked back to you today for sharing this, thanks again!

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