Collection of My Winter Boards In Review

I've had several people asking me about my winter boards. I started doing them the same year I started my blog!!  So here are all the images of the finished products.  They've changed a bit over the years, but you can approach it however you like.  When I first started, I just put paper up for the background.  Since then I've done both painted backgrounds & woven.  If you have questions...please leave me a comment!! I'd be happy to help out any way I can!  (if you have an odd couple days before Christmas break..you could do it then! Winter goes through Feb..right?)

2013-2014

2012-2013

2011-2012

 2010-2011

2009-2010

2008-2009

..official announcement..

Baby 3 is on the way!!!  

He/She should be here around the end of 

April(takin' the heat off my 40th birthday! ha ha).

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ADD TO THE "E" FAMILY!

Happy Thanksgiving from Mr. E

WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT THANKSGIVING...WITH TIME TO REST & REFLECT!!

....and hoping you won't have any issues with your turkey!

Winter Board '13 - '14: K-4th Grade

As I posted earlier, these odd 2 days before Thanksgiving break....I have all my classes make parts to the winter bulletin board that will be up in our main hall till mid/end of January.  Here is the completed offering for this year!  I was picturing something very bright & fun....AND I GOT IT!!! The kids are so proud.  

The Beginning of Winter Board '13-'14: K-4th

Every year on these two odd days before Thanksgiving...I step out of the curriculum to have each class I see (10 out of the 26 classes I see in a weeks time) to create a part of the large bulletin board in the main hallway.  They are always winter...always fun!  I can't wait till we get this one completed!!  As much as I plan...they always seem to take on a life of their own!  

Painting Night At Church

Friday night we had our first every "Painting Night" at church.  It was a fund raiser for the moms group at our church.  Many people had been to those "Paint-a-Canvas" type place that spoon feeds them EVERYTHING! (some even draw the picture on the canvas for the person..and hands them the exact colors they are to use)  They were a bit shell shocked when I told them I wanted them to be creative & do something that was totally them!  I had 5 examples drawn out up front...and had my iPad with a Pinterest page full of ideas that I was more than happy to share.  Yet somehow...they still were afraid.  However, after about 15/20 min....they all relaxed & started enjoying themselves.  We ended up having a BLAST...and raised $500 for Java Moms!!!!  They all asked me..."WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN?!?!!?"  

I might have an art ministry at the church starting to bloom!!! 

MICHAEL's AMAZED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

These are two of my PTO parents who saw my Facebook post & came!!!  

More Completed Ugly Dolls: 4th Grade

I think this guy is pretty awesome!! So much expression.  I do think this is probably my fav. project after weaving!!!!  The color...the fun...the development of new skills!!!! If you've done ugly dolls in the past, leave me a link...I'd love to see them!! 

Emotion Monsters: 1st Grade

We were looking at how color/line/shape impact the emotion/mood of a piece of art in Picasso's work.

We took the idea of color/line/shape & emotion....and created these collage monster faces(using construction paper crayon's to add a little extra somethin' somethin'!!! ha ha).  Kids loved making faces at each other as they talked about how eyes/mouth and other parts of your face change when expressing an emotion!  Hopefully this will carry over into other work!

Completed Ugly Dolls: 4th Grade

I LOVE MY JOB!  

These Ugly Dolls make me happy!!  The kids are having so much fun adding the details & sewing on the hair.  In the spring I'm planning on having the 4th grade create pictures by sewing buttons onto fabric.  I really want them to not only leave me with a strong art background, but a life skill that they will take with them forever.  If ya didn't realize this...sewing is a lost art/skill!!!

NOT FROM ME...BUT FUNNY!!!

So the Kindergarten team at my school send home an outline of a turkey as a family project.  They are asked to disguise the turkey so it doesn't get caught for Thanksgiving! ha ha  Some have more parent help than others, but I love them!!!!!  They made me laugh..and thought they might make you smile as well!