Day 2 on TP Monsters: 1st Grade

 I gave my students a second day to work on their monster/creatures, but I was a bit concerned.  A second day with Kindergarten & 1st Grade students can sometimes mean over working the surface...aka MAKIN' A MESS OF THINGS!?!?!  I was pleasantly surprised by my 1st graders.  Maybe the leap to 2nd grade has already happened?!?!  Most of them did a wonderful job of adding to their pieces without over adding!  

Toilet Paper Rolls On My Mind

http://www.playpennies.com/snake-guest-post-23897 

The creator of the snake asked me to link it back to them...this is where I found the image.  

These are not my examples or my students work, but images I found on google when I typed in toilet paper roll art.  I've always kind of dismissed it as a "crafty" thing...and not something for my serious art room.  I think I've lightened up over the years.  They are great bases for sooooooooo many project ideas!! Type it in and take a look...you'll see what I'm talking about!  One of my 3rd grade teachers is having her ladies group at church save them for me.  When I asked for water bottles last year, they collected 3 lawn/leaf 30+ gal. bags full!  So I need to have several projects in mind!!!

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