Need a fast -n- fabulous kindergarten lesson? You might wanna try these Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus creations on for size. In the following video, I demonstrate using a bingo dauber. I know you might not have those to try using either a black oil pastel or a Sharpie instead. This was a two-day lesson for my 40 minute kindergarten art classes. Here you go:
Super fun and easy, didn't I tell you? I love doing guided drawing every now and again with my students. They LOVE it and are always excited by their results. Kindergarten is especially great at just "going with the flow" and not worrying about being "perfect"...but there are always some kids who do stress. That's why, before doing a guided drawing, we always chat about how we are unique people which means we are unique artists who create uniquely! We also love to give a shout out to Barney's book Beautiful Oops.
Each little squawky bird was so different, funny and cute.
After reading the book, this was as far as we managed to get. I've gotten a lot of questions on where to find bingo daubers and what to fill them with. I got mine from my art supply catalogs but I've also seen them on the Oriental Trading website. I fill mine with India ink...I don't use any particular brand as all the India ink I've ever purchased has been fine.
My go-to oil pastel for projects like this are Sargent's florescent brand. They GIVE ME LIFE. I love how creamy, bright and bold they are. And so do the kids.
As for watercolor, you'll see in my video how I set up my trays. Every two kids gets a sponge, a non-spill cup of water (art supply catalogs!!) and my Crayola Mixing Colors watercolor paint. I always order: magenta, red, red-orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, blue-violet and purple.
I cannot wait to get these hung in the halls!
I've also been asked a lot recently about what kind of paper we use. I ALWAYS order 80lbs paper and we use it for EVERYTHING. It can take a lot of art: paint, watercolor, collage, you name it. This paper is strong stuff.
We called these our Party Pigeons...I like how hard some pigeons partied!
I tried this technique with kindergarten. We had trouble with ink puddling on top of the paper while drawing with the daubers. It seems like too much ink comes out. We couldn't carry the drawings to the drying rack because the ink dripped and rolled all over the paper as we walked. Did you have this problem at all? I'm using 90 lb sulphite paper and India ink. I'd appreciate any suggestions for trouble shooting--it doesn't look like this is happening in your videos. Thank you!
I tried this technique with kindergarten. We had trouble with ink puddling on top of the paper while drawing with the daubers. It seems like too much ink comes out. We couldn't carry the drawings to the drying rack because the ink dripped and rolled all over the paper as we walked. Did you have this problem at all? I'm using 90 lb sulphite paper and India ink. I'd appreciate any suggestions for trouble shooting--it doesn't look like this is happening in your videos. Thank you!
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