yay for summertime

"Yay!" for summer- time and a new blog post! It's been a little while since the last one...all of this preparing and getting used to the summer schedule has had me very busy! However, we're starting up the second week now and things are going great!

Last week we focused on some basic art skills...while somewhat necessary to cover, I think the kids were finally ready to get their hands in some paint today. Literally! This week the younger groups are exploring painting techniques and today they finger painted.

We did take our first art fieldtrip of the summer last Friday! We went to see Mystic India at the IMAX Theatre, had lunch in the park, and had a blast in Exploris. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun and it turned out to be a great day. The picture up top is our group shot outside of the museum and below is of a piece of the Berlin wall inside the museum. Thanks to Exploris, we'll get to take three more trips to see a documentary and tour the museum!

Another first for this summer is my list of art stars (posted to the right)! Actually, throughout the Club, staff will be selecting members who stand out each week and their pictures will be posted on our bulletin board. I'll also be posting a list of my weekly picks on here...just to brag on them a little bit more!

I've also created a Flickr account to host some of our photos from art class and such. I only set it up last night, but already there are over thirty photos online. If you click on the little cute flashing picture link to the right, you can go see all of our pictures! Keep in mind, if there are any photos you would like removed, please let me know and I will be happy to do so.