first art show

Last week I hosted my school's first Art Night. 

Well I called it an "Arts Showcase and Activity Night".

We are in a temporary space, not our permanent school yet- and really don't have much space. 

I wanted a way to engage the families for a longer than a five minute pop in so I organized activities around the theme of recycling. 

I will post more about it this week--- but for now wanted to show you my first grade ladybug name tags. 

I've been on a little bit of a ladybug kick lately- 

so I rounded it out with these nametags after getting the idea for the moving lady bug wings with paper plates via pinterest.

 I photocopied the lady bug shape and sentences for the students to finish on thicker paper.
The kids filled them in and cut them out, then made their wings out of 6" paper plates.
I loved that they had surprise writing inside.
(This one ironically is not the best model.)

The sentences they had to complete were:
An accomplishment in art class that I am proud of is:
and
Art helps me:

I also finally got a chance to try out the TP roll project I've had my eye on forever!

It worked awesome. 

Elmers glue and clothespins to hold them in place while the glue sets. :)

Stay tuned!