Indigenous Australian Art

'Art' is such a large umbrella of creative activities, and we are having so much fun exploring some of these here at kindergarten. Recently we learnt a bit about Indigenous Australian art, and we even tried our hand at some of the symbols to create our own 'rock story'. Take a look at this awesome creation!

Phoebe's felt tip drawings

Phoebe started off drawing her zebra alongside her mum, and as they drew they focused on one part of the zebra at a time, paying attention to detail and coming up with some fantastic looking zebras. Role modelling is a great way to help children learn about first thinking and observing before drawing. The next morning Phoebe revisited the easel alone, and very carefully drew a stunning elephant - great job!

Showcasing children's art work

As we were searching for new ways for children to share their art we discovered these display books that allow the child to record their voice as they talk about their art work. They can then press a button to play it back at any time. Isn't technology grand!

Gurpreet's creation

Gurpreet used Wikki Stix to expess her creativity. She stretched some out flat and scrunched some into balls to create a 3D effect.

Hannah's art

One of the aspects of art that we have been exploring is the use of different art tools. In this picture Hannah has chosen to use a felt tip pen and paint.

A slight dilemma...

We were so lucky to have 4 talented children create some very special art work for our new awesome art blog header, but a dilemma arose as there is only space for one header ... which one do we choose? The 4 pieces of art were placed in a voting booth, where each child was given time to study and appreciate each one, and then make their decision based on their own individual taste in art. Each child was given a voting slip, which they named and marked when they had made their choice. Thanks to all the children who helped to make this tricky decision, and to our clever artists - Melissa, Azania, Caitlyn and Mia! Children's choice award - Azania - well done!

Ryan's zebra

There has been an ongoing interest in the drawing of our wild animals. On this occasion Ryan has studied the zebra closely and has carefully captured his observations on paper. Such concentration.

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Melissa's elephant

This week the children have been very busy with still life drawings of different animals. Here Melissa is hard at work as she very carefully observes the elephant in front of her and then proceeds to draw it, paying attention to each detail such as it's toes. Hasn't she done a fantastic job!

Welcome to our awesome art blog...

Welcome to our new and exciting art blog where creativity and imagination is found in abundance...enjoy!