Spring Time Projects!

Spring is upon us and I decided to celebrate the season with some spring related projects.  Here in Texas one of our biggest prides is the state flower, the Bluebonnet!  My 2nd through 5th graders did a mixed media project with Bluebonnets and my Kinder through 1st graders did a festive colored egg hatching into a baby chicken with Bluebonnets in the background.  They were so happy with the results that I had to share the process.

2nd through 5th grade Bluebonnets were done partially in markers.  They created the grass, leaves, and stems in watercolor markers.  Then, we mixed up a small value scale of blue (3 shades) and painted those beautiful petals on.  You can see my painting demonstration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XC794Jtefs

Kinder through 1st grade used markers and a paper plate to make their egg shells, baby chickens, and Bluebonnets.  They started by decorating a paper plate with markers.  They then drew in their chicken, background, and flowers with markers.  Then we cut the paper plate like a broken egg shell and glued it on top of the picture.  You can see the demonstration of my drawing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQIMpnBGYoY

The students really enjoyed this project and are begging me to let them take it home so it must have been a winner!