The kids and I are making our Christmas hallway mural again this year. We start with black paper and paint stars on it, then add hills and valleys, then the buildings of Bethlehem, etc. etc.
The yesterday we made sheep. Sheep are crazy easy. I draw a cloud-ish shape, they cut it out (it doesn’t matter if they stay on the lines), then glue on some pre-cut heads and legs. Done.
Of course, I am totally on board with the ‘place stuff however you want’ theory of art. (Though this is really a craft.)
Today we made a few shepherds. Circles, triangles – glue together and decorate as you wish. Jack added an esophagus to his, because he has recently learned where milk goes.
Did you know Wilfred Brimley was a shepherd?
And then…..
and then…..
I came back to the table where children had happily been making sheep or shepherds on their own….
and found this mutant.
After laughing mightily on the inside, I snapped its picture and dried my eyes. Those crazy kids.
Mary Ellen says
So cute. Here’s some kindergartners’ take on the Nativity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=ki8EcnVbd-Q
Lauren says
Awww…. that was sweet. I, too, have a couple of kids who refer to angels as ‘fairies’. We’re working on that.
Mary Ellen says
Growing up Catholic I thought the nuns were fairies! I think Sally Field’s flying nun contributed to that misconception…
Peggy says
I loved that!! Mike? There is nothing more heartwarming than the sweet innocence of children!
Brad says
I hear the term “sheeple” in political articles all the time. I’ve always wondered what that was. Now I know.
Jihl says
I was going to go with sheepherds, but I think yours is funnier.
Jill says
Looks like I forgot to change my name back. Oops.
Peggy says
The guy on the right in the 3rd picture looks a little like a Tim Burton creation!
This whole post made me smile!
Michelle says
Aaron and I think the last one is a sheep, It’s just from the front view and the little guy is leaning on something.