Tanya Burnett

  Many children took the opportunity to experiment with the fine art of balance!

Who has never wanted to jump fully into a fantastic puddle?          Puddle playing? Or play in just plain ‘ol Dirt and Muck?  The next time your children walk in the door dirty stop before you frown about the laundry, remember your favourite splash and maybe, just maybe splash a little the next time you walk by the edge of a puddle.

At Carrot Seed recently we experimented with ‘white on black’ and ‘black on white’.  Using a variety of painting tools encouraged opportunities for creative discovery.  

     When we think of ‘art’ we often don’t think of how literacy is a natural part of children’s exploration in art.  Anne Haas Dyson emphasizes through her study of the link between children’s play, pictures, and print the critical role of art and play in children’s growth as symbol makers, particularly as makers of written symbols.  Drawing is viewed as a literacy activity, because
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At Carrot Seed the children enjoy making special dishes with sand, rocks, sticks, cones, grass; whatever they can find.  Imagination holds no bounds as to what is created… and for what occasions!   Parents are often greeted with a cheerful invitation to come and have some birthday cake or cupcakes, muffins, pizza or spaghetti… many exciting food items are lovingly prepared by the children.
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Artistic processing is at the heart of early childhood art experiences. This week at Carrot Seed children explored paints in the colours of daffodils using watercolour paper whilst enjoying the visual enticement of a fresh bouquet of these spring flowers.