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Blossom this Spring

April is the best month in NYC to see the cherry blossoms all over the city- especially around the Reservoir in Central Park!

Try making one of your own after an OUTDOOR ART HUNT for the natural materials!

Materials

Collect: Tree branches, grass, rocks

Tissue Paper, Toilet paper Tube, Newspaper, Gold Paint

Hot Glue or Paper Clip, Scissors

Flour

Directions

  • Papier mâché (flour/H2o mixture like pancake mix + newspaper strips) the cardboard square base + toilet tube together after taping together (leave a hole for the tree branch!) 

  • Add rocks & grass with glue. 

  • Tissue paper for Flowers: Overlap/ stack 2-3-4 (smaller size) square colorful tissue sheets, fold in ½, fold in ½ again, cut curvy edge (on non-folded part), twist to a point (the bottom of folded part) hold tight and open into a flower! 

  • Hot glue (or paperclip) your flower bases all along the tree branch.

  • For Extra fun -First add Paint: *Add gold color to the tree branch and let dry before attaching flowers!

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Science met Art THIS WEEK in our Art Adventures

This week’s #ArtAdventures !! Conducting #Science #Art Experiments and #exploring the depths of the ocean floor in our underwater ocean #dioramas!

All age appropriated for our 2-5yr old art adventurers.

 

Science Meets Art: Ocean Dioramas (Age 3) Click for more images

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Happy Spring! Sakura Matsuri. Cherry Blossoms. Bonsai. Japan.

This weekend is Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! Aka the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. In celebration of this traditional Japanese event and beginning of Spring, we created our own version of cherry blossom bonsai tree sculptures. Building an armature from wire was key in order to create a balanced structure to add layers of clay and cherry blossoms made of tissue paper to our miniature tree. The results were beautiful!

Mother’s Day Art Terrariums @ CCA

To ALL MOMS NEAR AND FAR, Hope your Sunday was a very special day for you! We celebrated Moms the only way we know how…through love and ART! Our Art Adventures explored nature & art through dot art/ Mandalas and planting their very own Terrariums!
Mandalas are a spiritual/ritual symbol found in multiple cultures and faiths (both past & present) representing the universe. In celebration of all Moms in this universe and in our own circle of life, we created Mandala art or dot art on glass that carried our little succulents and on the stones that fill them. Students then follow step by step instructions to plant and care for their succulents.

Geometric Glass Mother’s Day Mandala Art Terrarium

Geometric Glass Mother’s Day Mandala Art Terrarium (5-7yo)

A special gift to Mom who is truly the center of our little universe. Thank you Moms for encouraging our creative minds!

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Food is On Our Minds!

Taking from the greats such as Renaissance painter, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, contemporary artist Philip Haas created 3D fiberglass sculpture versions of his works, The Four Seasons. These will surely inspire all ages in Art Adventures for our current 3D food art project! Just in time for Thanksgiving, who is hungry for art?! Check out the fantastic sculptures by our Art Adventurers HERE

TN-ad.Giuseppe Arcimboldo The Four Seasons, 1573 TN-ad.Haas The Four Seasons

TN-ad.Arcimbolo Food Face Sculpture Relief   TN-ad.older sample side