recycling into art

amos was spending this past weeks mornings at eliot school in JP. he was attending a class called recycling into art, a lot of materials were available for the kids to work with. no end to their creativity, swooping around the room was very inspiring. amos loved it and came home with lots of ideas and lots of puppets and "stuff" he also was sewing an apron! i thought that was the most excellent idea on how to use fabric scraps and old cloths. he knows now how to do "whip stitch", and is proud to do so and lots of more sewing...

these foame thingies came from the recycle center the kids got a five minute challenge and each one of them came up with an idea. then executing the idea with all the "stuff" they could use in the room. i liked the big variaty, from "the castle" to the "tea pot" and of course a "purple puddle" could not be missed...

this is just a rendered photo i took this morning at the kids show "parade". it was fun and exciting. thank you ms l for providing such a rich experience for our kids.