Art at Hosmer: Snowy Day Collages

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Snowy Day Collages

Inspired by this winter weather, PK and Kindergarten artists recently created snowy day artworks. Kindergarten students began by creating collages of houses, adding a tree or car or another house next to it. We began by remembering how we make a collage, cutting out different shapes to create a picture of a house or multiple houses.

We thought carefully about details to add to our houses, including windows, doors, roofs, and chimneys. PK students drew their houses and trees using oil pastels, thinking about shapes to use for different parts of their house.

After finishing their houses, we read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Many students were already familiar with the book, which follows a boy named Peter as he explores his neighborhood on a snowy day. After listening to the story, students used white paint to add snow to their picture.

Using a brush, students painted on top of their houses, added snow to the ground and also dotted paint to create snow falling from the sky. Some students created very snowy days and even some blizzards! Take a look at some of our artworks below.