Monday, May 13, 2013

Dandelions, Where They Belong

Our final art project of the year turned out pretty well, I'd say. I found this painting of a dandelion on Pinterest.  It became our inspiration, as well as the many dandelions that are sprinkled throughout our playground.  



Since I didn't really know what I was doing, I kept it simple.  We used color crayons for the stem and attempted to do a bit of shading.  Then we used regular old white chalk for the seeds.  Like I said, it's simple but I'm very happy with the outcome.





They are much more welcome here on the wall than in my lawn!

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10 comments:

  1. I will take these dandelions anytime over the ones I see in my yard in the spring! They turned out beautifully!!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Lori, I've managed never to have a dandelion in my yard, thankfully! I'm glad you like these better too. :)

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  2. Beautiful! I love dandelions...they always make me think of childhood wishes. Also, my Mom did a wonderful program for students called "Dandelions are Survivors" when she was a master gardener. It's really cool how the root, stem, flower and seeds are all so good at surviving (despite my attempts to keep them out of my front lawn:).
    Lyn
    Mrs. Goff's Pre-K Tales

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    1. Lyn, it's really too bad dandelions are such a problem, because they are full of fun huh?

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  3. What a cute art project! Your students are very talented. I don't think mine would look that good!

    And I agree...better on paper than in my grass! :)

    Rachel
    A-B-Seymour

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    1. Rachel, thank you but it's pretty simple so I bet yours would look great too. :)

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  4. Those are really beautiful, Tammy. Very delicate.

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    1. Barb, thank you. I'm glad they turned out pretty well.

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  5. So beautiful!!!! I LOVE it! :)
    My girls would take a yard FULL of these guys just to make wishes. :) I'd oblige, but my hubby won't have it.
    Maria

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    1. Maria, thank you. They are hard to resist when it comes to wishes.

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