American Indians

This was a new topic I had not previously done. It was great fun to make tepees with the kids which they can then take home and play with. Also their head pieces can be used for days of role play and fun once they get home. We just cut and stuck down different colored crate paper and added some colored feathers.

New Saturday morning class !

 I have finally started a weekend class. For most living in Rio traffic is an issue, so having kids come at the weekend makes life much easier for those driving parents. This class was going to be for 4-8yrs but after a few requests for 3 yr olds I have made it 3-6 yrs. This means that even thought all kids will do the same topic the activities are differentiated according to age. This week we stuck with Underwater topic as it has nice fun and easy activities to see where the kids are at for a first class.

Halloween

I always love halloween as there are some great crafts you can make. I started with the pumpkin lantern. For this you need a glass jar which you cover in orange crate paper. Then you cut and stick on the scary pumpkin face. Lastly you have a candle inside which you can light on Halloween night, it makes a great night light. We also made a crate paper pumpkin to hang up in the window. We

finished off with a witches had and a Bat made from a toilet roll.

Doll House

I ve wanted to do this project for ages having the kids make their very own Doll House. It took a while to find a good size box but once that was done the rest was pretty straight forward. I got a bunch  of Home magazines filled with picture of room design. The children just had to pick out the ones they liked best and stick it into their house. We painted the roof and sides and painted the front flap green to make a garden.  A great extension activity to this would be making the furniture and people. 

Farm Animals

Its always fun to do anything animal themed as all kids love animals. Here we made our own stand up farm house and farm animals. We got a nice solid base and painted it green and then cut out and stuck down the animals onto folded card so that they could stand up. For the older children I had them write the names of the animal inside each animal card. This is a great art project because the children can then role play with their very own Farm yard.

First Rio Class

After a long wait I was finally able to launch my first Art en Casa class here in Rio. The children came from just down the road in Joa, some all the way from Leblon and Copacabana. We kicked off with an Underwater theme, starting off by making aquariums from old detergent boxes. We also went over color names as half the class are Portugues speakers.      
                                                                We finished off with a collage making a rainbow fish.

                                 Thank you so much to all the new parents and children who have joined us !

New Art Studio

After a year of construction we have turned nothing but dirt into a beautiful studio. This was always a dream to have a perfect Art space for kids to come and feel relaxed, happy and creative. Open, bright with nature right beside you. I look forward to filling this space with young creative little people.