Wacky Bunnies
Laura and Sam's bug eyed polka dotted bunnies – 3rd grade
I know I must sound like a broken record when I say, “I LOVE kid’s art!” But, it’s true because it’s simple, adorable and my students are prolific to say the least. I’ve mentioned that good ideas spread like wild fire as witnessed by the bug eyed bunnies above. Sometimes I catch the the 4th and 5th graders in my class say, “Stop copying me!” I always tell tell them to, “Chillax – when you take it home, your creation will be unique since you don’t live in the same place (they just roll their eyes at me when I try to speak their lingo teehee) .” Laura and Samantha aren’t worried about copying each other – in fact, they plan their projects together. It’s pretty funny to watch the evolution – in fact, it’s more like play than a project. The 2 bunnies above are the central characters in a cast of smaller less important chicks, animated carrots and baskets.
Yesterday, the saga continued for the bunnies with the construction of an elaborate bunny abode with the inclusion of a bunny sized hot tub. Every so often, I over hear their play dialog and it’s a riot. Have you ever listened to kids play? I could make out the bunnies talking to each other, and occasionally Laura and Samantha would break from character to talk as themselves to each other. Weird – maybe grown ups need to play more?
Vampire Bunny, Rhiannon – 4th grade
Rhiannon and many of the older kids (my daughter included) in class are obsessed with the Twilight series right now – hence the vampire bunny. I sort of dig it in an “Ugly Doll” sort of way. Okay, I confess, I read the series too – I had to see what the hub bub was all about. If I had known about some of the more adult scenes in the books, I would have [maybe] censored the books for my 11 year old, but I didn’t. I guess I just have to trust that she’s mature enough to get that the characters are older than she is. The fact remains that Twilight is marketed to teens, and naturally tweens are very interested in the series too. If you have kids, do you censor what your kids read or watch on TV/or in theaters? I do the latter for sure, but I’m definitely more lenient than many parents I know.
Still in the studio,
~Cynthia
In other news, I registered for classes for next fall – nothing terribly exciting - Site Planning, Ecology and Plants in Design. I’m considering a 4th, but might want to ease into school.
