It's one of my favourite times of the year!!! We are getting so close to Halloween. I don't know what it is about Halloween, I personally don't like getting dressed up but I do love watching how excited my little Firsties get, not to mention my own girls.
The Bloggers from Under The Maple Tree have decided to have a "Trick or Treats" Halloween Blog Hop and wait for it...a Giveaway!! Who doesn't love a giveaway? Am I right?
So the treat is a giveaway and a freebie, and the trick? Well that's is the easiest art activity ever, that your kids are going to love.
My firsties have been learning about mixing colours. So I decided we would make some plasticene pumpkins. I know you are thinking...really Emily, this is your trick. Well...there is a trick to it! Wait for it!!!
I always tell my kiddos that they are going to make pumpkins out of plasticine and they get so excited. But then, I tell them I have a problem. I don't have any orange Plasticine! There little faces always get so serious. You can see their little gears turning. Then you get the little hand that pops up, "Mrs. MacGillivary, could we make orange plasticine?" BINGO!!!!
I give each students a piece of yellow Plasticine and a piece of red Plasticine and set them to work.
And they really have to work. It is actually a pretty hard task to mix the two colours. It's great for building finger strength.
They mix and mix and get more and more excited.
This year my students added a piece of purple to some of their orange to make brown for the stem and the face.
Have you tried using Open Ended Problems in your classroom? Check out this Freebie!
I hope your kiddos enjoy it!
Have you tried using Open Ended Problems in your classroom? Check out this Freebie! I hope your kiddos enjoy it!
Make sure you "Haunt Over" to my friend Bryn's blog to get her secret word. Click on the ghost or her button.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope you liked my Trick and my Treat. Happy Halloween!
