Every year Baby Duck’s school puts on an art show. It’s very low-key – no champagne opening night or sales! Just a couple of afternoons after school when you can wander around the school hall and see what the kids have been up to. Each class has a display, but every year until now they’ve been pretty similar. Oh look, kindergarten’s been doing self-portraits. Year 4’s obviously been learning about collage. Display board after display board full of individual drawings/paintings, of little interest unless it’s your child’s work.
I don’t know what happened this year but wow! Somebody lit a bomb under the art show. So much imagination on display! Lots of 3D artworks, lots of different artistic influences, from giant African masks to modern sculpture. It was a real pleasure to walk around and see something new and interesting at every turn.
Baby Duck’s class presented a giant underwater scene.
I heard lots of complaints about the endless balls of crepe paper they put into making this but one proud little duckling couldn’t wait to show it off.
Of course he had to point out which fish he did himself.
Why am I not surprised that his fish is back to front? Always likes to stand out from the crowd, that child.
The brown paper turtle was clever.
And I loved the coral:
One of the year 6 classes made a gorgeous spray-painted tree and hung it with wire-and-bead birds. So pretty and creative:
One of the kindy classes had made monsters out of tissue boxes, where the opening for the tissues was the mouth, rimmed with suitably ferocious teeth. I didn’t take a photo, but they were adorable!
Year 1 also had a bird theme. Not as delicate as Year 6’s, but very cute:
And then there were these feathered beauties:
It was a great effort. The teachers and kids should be proud of themselves. I know Baby Duck is!
Why am I not surprised that his fish is back to front? Always likes to stand out from the crowd, that child.
Awesome!
Thanks, Jenn. Baby Duck is chuffed!
Wow! I would over the moon if my kid’s school had done so well ever (back in the day when my kids were in school). Whoever taught or promoted this creative burst needs to go on a tour of schools and show How it is Done! Beeeuutiful fish and rightly proud of them! Congrats.
Thanks, Pandababy. It’s great to see creativity encouraged at school, isn’t it?