What could be better then wood and glue?
This week our focus is on shapes and constructing/building with shapes. I inherited a bunch of wood pieces from facilities and my bro-in-law who is a builder, so I bought bottles of wood glue and off we went! It has proven to be a wonderfully creative activity. I'm always fascinated with how children glue wood pieces together -- some glue pieces flat and others glue them more 3-D. Some spend a lot of time doing the activity, while others glue a few pieces and are done. This year I added some other elements to the activity - pipe cleaner pieces and paper shape cut outs. They've added color and texture to the structures.
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| Two tables were pushed together with lots of paper to cover it, to catch all of the globby, sticky glue! And the squeezing starts....... |
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| Carefully placing pieces at the top. It takes concentration, patience and persistence! Sometimes Ms. Larisa had to help assist to keep all the pieces together. :) |
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| Finished structure. Lots of detail here! |
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| Both sessions worked with it. |
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| Ta-da! A piece of art!! |
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| Lots of glue - puddles and puddles! |
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| 9 different pieces of wood he used! We will try to display these structures in some way so you all can enjoy them too! |
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