Welcome Spring

Spring is in the air.  I was trying not to get too excited because I thought it would turn really cold again, but it hasn't yet.  The daffodils are yellow...the fruit trees have blooms...the grass is starting to grow.  So for the moment, spring is in the air and I am grateful. We decided to celebrate springtime yesterday by sketching some wildflowers that were growing in our yard. 

LouLou colored the flower that I drew for her...and no, the flowers were not red...but this girl marches to the beat of her own drum...

Bo sketching a bluet

Boo inspecting a Henbit

Boo sketching a Henbit

The finished products...

Bo's journal entry

Boo's journal entry

Sketch Tuesday

Here are the last few Sketch Tuesday drawings...

 Something with whiskers...they chose the cat...it was hard sketching a cat who wouldn't be still

something that floats...they chose a pool ring float

something that you drink...their favorite...Milk

Sketch Tuesday

Here's the boys latest Sketch Tuesday creations.  The boys were supposed to sketch something that uses batteries.

Sketch Tuesday

Here's our last two Sketch Tuesday drawings...

The first challenge was to sketch something alive in the garden.  This watermelon provided the perfect subject for little hands.

The next challenge was to sketch something that is alive in the zoo.

I let the boys choose an animal from the animal bucket to sketch.

Bo chose the lion and Boo chose the elephant.

Sketching

Sketching is becoming a favorite at our house.  Both boys love to spend time sketching something mommy displays for them.  Bo is doing a great job.  He remembers all we learned from Drawing with Children.  I can see big improvements in his ability  to draw since I began allowing him to sketch actual objects, instead of showing him step-by-step how to draw something.



Boo wants to do school every time Bo and I do.  We have almost completed his alphabet book.  I think I will begin Drawing with Children with Boo this fall.  He is very eager to sketch, he usually requires a little guidance.

Here is Bo sketching a few school supplies.  I also let him sketch a pepper and a turtle they found in the garden.  The center of his picture is the turtle and he learned a lesson about using your finger to paint over the watercolor crayons rather than a brush.

Here is Boo's sketches of the same things.

Here is Bo sketching something with words on it.

 

I am following Harmony Art Mom's recommendations for Sketch Tuesday.  I am so glad I am getting back into the swing of schooling with art and nature study first.  We have so much fun with these and I don't want to let them slip through the cracks.

Starting with Sketch Tuesday

I am very slowly making plans for a little more school in our schedule since the garden is about gone.  So yesterday, I headed over to Harmony Art Mom to read all about Sketch Tuesday.  Her challenge was sketching something that you would see in a restaurant.  I didn't exactly follow that idea because I had some perfect fruit in the kitchen that needed to be sketched before we devoured it.  I had purchased some water color pencils at Hobby Lobby and the kiddos were ready to put them to use.  I really loved how easy they were to use.  I thought the boys did a wonderful job sketching.  It had been awhile since we had practiced sketching and I thought Bo did exceptionally well.  Boo sketched the pear and tiger melon all by himself and mommy helped him sketch the pineapple.

Here is Bo's sketching.

 

 Here is Boo's sketching