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Art is a critical component of all stages of life. Even infants can participate in art when a conscientous person chooses to innitiate such an activity. Pudding finger paint or applesause make perfect exploratory activities for infants. Activities such as these stimulate the senses and instill a sense of calm in the very young without posing a danger to them.
Open-ended art activities will be provided for students to participate in on several occasions throughout the school week. We will focus more on process art, encouraging children to express their thoughts and emotions through creativity and imagination.
Sometimes we will do educational crafts such as make sight word watches or alphabet hats to reinforce concepts that they are learning that week in a fun way.
A variety of mediums will be provided for the students to enjoy such as crayons, markers, colored pencils, chalk, and paints. Most paints will be homemade paints that are made right here on site to ensure that they are nontoxic and developmentally appropriate.
We will also provide an assortment of sensory activities for the children to enjoy. There will be several different homemade doughs and accessories in the art center. We will also have sensory bins that will be filled with all sorts of goodies such as colored rice, sand, jello, and many other similar things throughout the year. We will be exploring different kinds of slime during the school year, as well.
Current Events
There are no current events in the art department at this time. Updates will be made as the official start date of school approaches.
Upcoming Events
On Saturday April 1, there will be an annual art event celebrating our individuality and God’s love for us. Any child between the ages of 3 and 6 can enter an original piece of art to be judged by Christy Hicks. All art will be on display for the community to vote on. The community’s vote will count for half and Christy’s vote will count as the other half. Prizes to be determined at a later date.
As part of the festivities there will be games and activities for all to enjoy. There will also be refreshments available.
A special luncheon will be held to raise money for autism awareness. Proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks in Pocatello. For more information, visit their website. Tickets for the luncheon will be sold for families and individuals. The price for family tickets will be $25. Individual tickets will be $7. Children will start selling the tickets on March 15.
Winners will be announced at the luncheon.