Oh my goodness, I'm so excited to post this I can't wait until it's done.
The other day I ordered a PDF to make a mural of Dr. Martin Luther King with the girls. The talented art teacher Kathy Barbro of Art Projects for Kids created this paint-by-number style project and sells the PDF for $5.
Here's how it looked after we printed it off the computer and trimmed the edges.
We started painting it tonight--Bo and Me. At age 2, Magpie proved a little too young for this one.
So here's Bo, age 4, hard at work.
Kathy recommends using oil pastels, but we're just using kid-friendly, washable tempera paint. I'm working on the more complicated facial pieces of the mural. Bo's pieces are a bit more swirly than mine, but I think she's doing a great job. Here's how it looks so far:
Can you believe that? As we were doing the first pages, I thought, "This isn't going to look good." But after we put them all together on the table there, I'm quite impressed. Kathy deserves the credit--both for creating a beautiful art project and for making it possible for even a 4 year old to participate in it.
Bo keeps calling the guy in the picture "the King Doctor."
I love this, Megan! Just ordered it for us - what a fun way to teach about MLK. Thanks!
Posted by: Tracey | January 13, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Oh I love this too, might have to try! I used to do projects like this with the kids I had in after school art club, with replicas of Van Gogh etc. Fun!
Posted by: Erin Zackey | January 14, 2010 at 01:53 AM
Looks so fun. I can't wait until my little guy is older (18 months)
Posted by: Kari | January 14, 2010 at 05:55 PM
Hi Megan,
Wow, thanks for posting your painting. I LOVE the way it looks and can only imagine the final banner. I can't believe that it's something made by you and your 4-year old daughter! Thanks so much for sharing my new MLK banner project.
Kathy Barbro
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