Kitah Aleph in the Atelier

Kitah Aleph has been exploring various types of mark-making and movement. Each experience introduces them to new mediums as well as new tools. These activities also strengthen fine and gross motor skills, dexterity, and muscle development. 

Our first art exploration was pom-pom painting. The children dipped pom-poms in different colors of paint using various pincer tools such as tweezers, clothes pins, and tongs to strengthen their hand muscles.

The children colored wooden shapes with markers and strung ribbons through them. These became Sukkah decorations!

The children painted fabric using watercolors and pipettes. We cut the fabric into squares and adhered it to sticks using hot glue.

Next the children explored clay and dried flowers. 

They hammered and rolled out the clay to use as a canvas, then arranged the petals and leaves in a design on top. 

For Chanukah, the children painted a long, thin rectangular tile with pastel shades of purple, blue, and grey paint.

The children topped their tile with shell paper glitter and sea glass in similar shades.

Next, the children combined movement and art with ping-pong painting. They squirted paint onto paper, then threw the balls and/or tilted the bin from side to side.

The children did full-body drawing with thick crayons on roll paper which was taped on the floor of the art room. They laid on their backs and stomachs and drew using large gestures/movements.

Next class, the children ripped up their murals into small scraps, then glued those scraps onto a canvas.

The following class, they toped the collage with glitter glue! We plan to continue adding layers of different mediums to this piece.