Wonderful Wednesday - Claude Monet

For our final Wonderful Wednesday we studied the work of Claude Monet. Monet was a French painter whose work was the starting place for the impressionist movement. Monet felt that nature did not have strong lines and used paint to create beautifully colorful and energetic pieces of work. Monet was especially talented at capturing light and movement in a natural setting. Impressionism was all about preserving a fleeting moment in time.

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After looking at some examples of Monet's work, we made a painting in the style of one of his most famous works, 'Bridge Over a Pool of Water Lilies'. The purpose of doing this with children is not to copy the work of another artist, but to become familiar with the style of painting that artist uses. Then the children can apply this style to their own work, giving them a larger repertoire of tools from which to work with.

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In addition to art, we also had plenty of outside time and of course, water play!

The benefits of multi-age groups are enormous. Both the younger and older children can contribute the community.

Enjoying the shade

Who says 'cooking' is just for girls?

Washing the play house

A sweet brother/sister moment

Toddler dance party!

A great time was had by all this summer. Now we are getting ready for the start of our 18th year at COLCMS. We'll see you in a few weeks!