This is an ongoing art class filled with fun, colorful, and simple art projects that will encourage young children to become confident in using their creativity to construct their own art creations.

Art projects will vary each week and will involve skills like these:
1. Drawing
2. Painting
3. Cutting and Pasting
4. Coloring

There are no prerequisites required to enroll your learner in this class. It is extremely beginner friendly and projects are focused on giving your child an opportunity to express themselves socially by talking with friends and artistically by creating simple and fun projects that won’t frustrate them.

In the beginning years, art should be fun and meaningful to the child’s development. Art can be created with just about anything - all is needed is a willing mind and an open heart and imagination. 

In this class, my goal is to guide learners through a fun art experience each week. I want them to grow to love their art collections, and I want them to be confident in explaining what they have created to others.  I hope to achieve this goal by encouraging the art "process", rather than the "finished product".

So if you're looking for an art class where your child can interact socially with their friends while completing simple art projects, this is the class!

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Basic Art Supplies to Keep on Hand

To prepare for the ongoing weeks in this art class, I recommend to buy or collect these basic art materials so that you always have them ready to go, but keep in mind this is not an exhaustive list. There may be other specific materials that I will request you bring to specific classes.  You will know these materials at least a week in advance to allow you plenty of time to retrieve them.

1. Construction paper (variety of colors), Water Color Paper, Sketch Paper
2. Gift tissue paper (variety of colors)
3. Newspaper
4. Cotton balls
5. Colorful Pom Pom balls
6. Liquid white glue and glue stick
7. Scissors
8. Markers, Color Pencils, and Crayons (Crayola is a great brand!)
9. Oil Pastels
10. Watercolor Paint (I highly recommend the Crayola brand because the colors are much richer.)
11. Washable paint (Crayola - at least the colors yellow, blue, red)
12. Sidewalk chalk
13. Paintbrushes
14.  Paper plates, cups
15. blue, painters tape
16. Q-tips
17. Ticeronda Pencils (these are the best in my opinion because when drawing, they are much softer in appearance)
18. Stickers (any kind, different sizes)
19. Hi-Polymer white erasers (the best at erasing crayon and color pencil)
20. yarn
21. Craft sticks (plain or variety of colors)
22. pipe cleaners
23. glitter, paper confetti
24. Mini white canvas'
25. their favorite coloring book!
26. artist's apron or an old t-shirt (for painting projects OR just to give your child a boost of confidence that they ARE artists!)

You don't have to buy all of these before class.  This is just a list to give you an idea of materials we may use for projects. I will always send out a pictured list of materials for the upcoming week's art project in enough time for you to gather everything.

Also note: Children may need parental assistance when we are working with paint, glue, and scissors.

***The new SPRING schedule will be released in March!***

In the meantime, here's a peek at our most recent completed project schedule for the 2020 Fall semester.

Week 1 - September 17, 2020 - “Sunflower Bursts”

Week 2 - September 24, 2020 - “Fall Trees”

Week 3 - October 1, 2020 - “Fall Leaf Stamping”

Week 4 - October 8, 2020 - “Spongy Apple Painting”

Week 5 - October 15, 2020 - “Tissue Paper Pumpkin”

Week 6 - October 22, 2020 - “Leaf Wreath”

Week 7 - October 29, 2020 “Pumpkin Painting”

Week 8 - November 5, 2020 “Corn on the Cob”

Week 9 - November 12, 2020 “Gobble, Gobble Turkey Craft”

Week 10 - November 19, 2020 “Hand Thankful Tree”

Week 11 - December 3, 2020 “Winter Mittens”

Week 12 - December 10, 2020 “Snowy Man”

Week 13 - December 17, 2020 “Sparkly Snowflakes”

**Material lists will be provided in the classroom portal prior to each new weekly project.**

It's going to be fun!

I hope to see you in my art class!

Feel free to reach out to me with any other questions you may have.

Ms. Tessa