Well, it happened again. It snowed! That may not sound like a big deal, but when you've spent the last 5 years in the Seattle area, and then you move to Maryland, you get a little excited every time you see snow!
Last Sunday, we even got enough snow to make a little snowman. Complete with a baby carrot nose and a bun (hey. . . we have all girls in our house).
And again today, Friday, it snowed! It has even stayed cold enough all week that our little snowman friend is still there. . . Well, almost. . .
Seeing our poor little snowman friend reminds me of my all-time favorite snowman art project:
A View of a Snowman!
I did this project with 4th graders. I think it would be best for 3-5th. We started by talking about perspective and point of view in art. The goal was to draw the same snowman from 2 different perspectives. I gave each student two 8x8 squares of paper. I told them to imagine what their snowman looks like, including some details like a scarf, hat, or earmuffs. Then they got to work drawing with oil pastels.
This was such a fun project, and the finished products were as unique as the kids were!
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