Picture Mosaics

Our Magical Creations Level 3 class did a wonderful job with this project. Recycled cardboard food boxes was the main material along with glue. The students were able to find an image they liked and recreate it using pieces of cardboard.

Passport 2 Preschool Week 11 and 12

Jelly Bean Art! It was tough to work with jelly beans and not eat them but these students showed impressive will power. We did let them have a few after their hard work. Counting the jelly beans was a group effort as was feasting on them :-)

Jellyfish were also discussed and once again recycled materials were put to use making jellyfish out of 2 liter plastic bottles, paint and string. The children got a kick out of these jellyfish and asked us to tie bells on them so they can jingle!






We also talked about the jungle and people and animals that make up that wild place! Some students decided to draw pictures of tribes and other to decided to make animals in hiding. Lot's of growling took place this morning...




Week 12

Koala bears, kites and kaleidoscopes! There was a lot to do with "K" today and we had fun with this letter.

Stained "Glass"

There's something exciting about making stained glass. Perhaps its the glossy look of the finished artwork. Or maybe it's the clear material that gets painted with various colors. Whatever the case, it's fun and the children went home with some very cool pieces. We used clear adhesive, recycled water bottles and colored cellophane sheets.

Printing take two!

We revisit printing often at the studio since there are such variety of materials that can be introduced with this technique. Large scale is always best for the little ones and smaller tools for the older children.

As always we love the outcome as much as they do.

Black Friday!

Bring the children in to paint, print, draw, build and explore the many materials we have to offer. We are offering a special on November 27th - BLACK FRIDAY! Each child is $12 per hour from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm.

Go out and shop or just relax while your children have fun with us!

Food Pantry Donations

We are happy to be apart of the Oak Park Art District Business Association. Together we have collaborated to collect non perishable food for the local Food Pantry.

We are hosting Parents Night out this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 20th and 21st) from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Bring in a food item and receive $5 off the price of the $25 cost of a child.

Also, on Friday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm we are hosting an open studio. Again bring in a food item and receive $5 off the $15 cost of an open studio hour.

Join us in our drive and let your children benefit from giving and from the joys of art!

Cheers!

Stars in Space

This week our lesson was about Space and the stars that make up constellations. We had some interesting conversation about the images in the sky and what they could be. From a frog to a robot to a lake with fish coming up for air. The imaginations were running wild. Moon rocks were created by generously layering them with glittered paint. Some children decided to make their creations with colored ice cubes at the light table. A favorite activity for a lot of students as the colors become really vibrant on the light table.

Passport 2 Preschool Week 9 and 10

We had a special visitor today. One of our Magical Explorations students who decided he wanted to skip his preschool class and come to our studio instead. Yes we were honored and very excited to have him this morning. He fit right in as we knew he would and we started with the letter "H". We read books about hot air balloons and talked about how heat rises.

The day involved self made air spinners, a parachute, more cutting, and cloud painting.








Week 10

This week we became more familiar with the letter "I". We talked about inches and measuring, the state we lived in and made a puffy map of Illinois. Then we hammered large ice cubes to make ice chips. We experimented with melting colored ice in water and painted with it too!

The children also examined insects and made insect mobiles which they loved sharing with their parents at pick-up time.

Splatter Art

Our Monday evening Magical Creations L2 class got busy with some splatter painting. They really enjoyed mixing the colors and as you can see they did really well with their combinations.