I loved to read when I was young. I had a reading list from the local library that had all the classic books. By the time high school rounded around, I had read several American and Russian classics: War and Peace, The Brothers Karamasov, Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, and Dr. Zhivago. Those were some thick tomes! My mom and I love Russian dance, ice-skating, in addition to those Faberge eggs.
I also had the opportunity to live in Moscow from 1991-1997 and learned quite a bit about these people who we had considered as enemies. Why do I mention these Russian artists? Well, I came across a blog http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/kandinsky-concentric-circles.html that had mentioned Vassily Kandinsky. I had never heard of him, but I loved the inspiration for the craft that came from his work.
Mr. Kandinsky was said to be an early abstract painter; and his concentric circles seemed like the best option for the children to learn about color; and also this was a good way to use up all those broken pieces of crayon.
Note:
This craft will take three days. The kids did two circles a day so that their little fingers wouldn't tire out. I would also like to try his other styles. They are all very intriguing. Next time, I would like to use oil pastels with water color wash so that it would mimic more the artist's style.
Supplies:
1. white construction paper
2. crayons
Directions:
1. fold paper into six equal parts
2. starting from center of paper, have children
make circles
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