Picasso art projects

This month we had a teacher from the Seattle Art Museum come and do a Picasso drawing class with the children. I was a volunteer in the class that day and it was so fun to watch the kids learn about how to draw a face and how to explore perspective and to just let go. It was so inspiring. The teacher started out by explaining perspective. Then she walked us through how to position the features of a face, eyes, nose, ears, mouth. And then the fun part was to do a profile of a face on tracing paper which was then superimposed on the first drawing. So cool!

When You Are Happy

This is a no brainer for adults but fascinating to see in a child....

I have noticed that when Ryden is happy he becomes incredibly creative. Today he said he had his best day ever at school (he mentioned that they sang in music class) and then we had a great time playing soccer in the playground until very late and a nice walk home. We prepped dough for making gingerbread men and then Ryden disappeared over to his LEGO table. About half an hour later, he called me over to show me his creation. It is this very cool elevator that leads perfectly up to a ramp at top. I was very impressed.

Farting sounds....

Oh yes, Ryden is fascinated with potty talk. Here you can see his creative ways to weave it into the normal day.

Farting sounds....

Oh yes, Ryden is fascinated with potty talk. Here you can see his creative ways to weave it into the normal day.

Play dates and other after school activities

Ryden has really enjoyed making new friends from school. This is Kei and Jun who live just down the street from school. They have a very large guinea pig (forgot name) that Ryden gets to hold every time he visits.

 

Ryden often asks me, "How many more days til I see dad?" So I decided to make paper chain for each day til he would see dad. Each day Ryden can tear off a link. He took it to school with him the next day. I really think it helped him to understand the time frame. I also felt better that at least I could help him solve the frustrating concept of time.

 

Ryden running around the playground at school. He loves to just run non-stop, round and round.