Today we distributed bags full of art supplies for the students in both our classes. They were incredibly excited to receive them, especially the younger ones who kept asking if they could keep them forever. Going off of last week, we noticed the middle school class enjoyed learning how to …
The previous week we heard requests from the students to learn how to draw anime characters, so that’s what we did. I printed out a few of the more popular characters, and Kristin gave them step-by-step instructions as she drew a character on the whiteboard and they followed. While this …
Today with our older class we decorated houses. The were pre cut, so the students were tasked with creating the different furniture and rooms. It was a simpler project, but it brought out a lot of creativity in them and allowed us to get to know them better. Kristin read …
Today was our second week of working with our 5th, 6th, and 7th-grade class. In honor of it being an especially windy fall day, we decorated kites. We asked that they try and make these kites about them (things they liked, disliked, hobbies, etc.). Our goal was to be able …
You can read what several of the youth who are involved in ASI have written about themselves. This is a simple, but efficient, way to get to know the kids and learn a little about their personal life, what they like, and their aspirations. From 4 to 12 years old, …
Today aside from our usual class, we also made some crafts with a 6th-grade class. Our crafts for today were centered around fall and the upcoming Halloween. We started out making spiders with a yarn wrapped around black construction paper for a web. After this, we passed out the parts …
Penn Treaty’s first talent show has come to a close. We arrived to help decorate and set up which included: blowing up tons of balloons, decorating the photo booth, and lay out props. After this, the students started drifting in and it started getting chaotic, but there was so much …
I spent my first day as a part of Artsphere hanging out with these awesome kids at Southwark elementary. This was such a fun class, and they were all so eager to try every single one of the art projects we had planned. They are currently learning about the weather …
