Sunday, March 19, 2017

Up, Up, and Away! 3D Student Kite Artwork Display

Kites always seem to make their way into early childhood curriculum at this time of year. After all, what embodies spring better than the classic high-flying toy?

My students had to decorate a paper kite as their monthly family involvement project. We send something home once a month for them to decorate with their families, and then display the finished project at school. I love seeing the creativity that flows through their projects!
I mentioned this to my husband, who, as it happens, is also a Pre-K teacher. (Just for a few more months, though, until he finishes his degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Whoohoo!) He also just had his students decorate kites...but, as usual, he one-upped me in the creativity of his display, and I had to share it here.

Up, Up, and Away! 3D Student Kite Artwork Display | Apples to Applique


He took pictures of each of his students looking up, then printed them and cut around their bodies. He glued their pictures onto a plain background, and fed a piece of yarn from their kite to one of their hands in the picture.

Up, and Away! 3D Student Kite Artwork Display | Apples to Applique

It looks so cool in his hallway! His students (and their parents) love it. Now I feel like I need to change my display. Of course, I have 40 students to his 20, so it would take twice as long, but wouldn't 40 kites lining the hallway look amazing? It would create such a fun and whimsical atmosphere for the kids. I think it would help brighten up those last few weeks of the school year that can be so difficult to push through.

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