This past Sunday at Tzu Chi we made bird nests! It was a really busy week for everyone, so Kristin led the group in a great discussion on baby birds and the courage needed to fly. “It takes courage to learn from our mistakes and not give up – it …
Description: Collective creation of an original constellation representing the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge and made through individual stars. A Great way to introduce respecting differences. Different cultures have different stories for constellation images because everyone sees things differently. Project Ideas: respecting difference, literacy, technology Objectives/discussion: 1. The science of stars—stellar spectrum/star …
Let’s Have a Luau! Project Title: Hawaiian themed art projects Description: leis and parrot puppets Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: lei, luau, Hawaii, hula Materials: For leis: string, cutouts of paper flowers with holes in the middle and small cut pieces of plastic straws. …
There’s nothing quite like a windswept, sunny day for populating the rec center walls with vivid painted sea creatures and freeing the blacktops of trash. Not to mention the enjoyment of being surrounded by the warm company of fellow painters and the people of Fishtown Neighbors Association! See some highlights …
So what is it like to work in the Art Sphere office? Located in the 915 Spring Garden Street Studios building, Art Sphere has an uncommon work environment. In my experience, while sometimes intense and mentally strenuous, working at Art Sphere usually is really fun. I joined up with Art Sphere during a …
This Sunday at Tzu Chi, we made paper bag trees! We started the lesson plan with a question-and-answer session. We correlated our lesson plan with the kids’ theme this month: courage. One of the questions we asked the kids is if trees are courageous and important to our daily lives. …
