During Extended Day, the children have been exploring the Light Lab. We recently added some glow-in-the dark materials, black-light flashlights, and light tubes.

The Kitah Alef children have been exploring different mediums and methods of painting. During a recent Art class the children were presented with an experience where they could paint with balls.

The Kitah Gimmel children really enjoy beading and making jewelry. Noticing this interest, Morah Jessica offered the children an opportunity to make pendants.

Recently, during Art class, the Kitah Alef children were presented with chalk and water. Outside, the children chose from a variety of colors of chalk, paintbrushes, and cups of water.

In the Atelier, the Kitah Bet children were offered loose parts, recycled materials, wire, skewers, and styrofoam to create individual sculptures.

For IJP’s Shabbat Dinner, Kitah Gimmel-2 sculpted vases for their take-home art project. In the Atelier, each child was given a chunk of Crayola Air-Dry Clay.

Morah Dawn had the idea for her children to make napkin rings for Shabbat. In the Atelier, Morah Jessica presented the children with six wooden napkin rings each.

For the Shabbat dinner, Kitah Gimmel-1 sculpted their own candle holders. Each child was given two pieces of clay to soften with a rolling pin.

For the Shabbat dinner, the Kitah Alef children sculpted their own candleholders out of clay.

For Shabbat Morah Mushky had the idea for her children to make vases. During art class, each child was given a small glass bottle to decorate.

For our Grandparent’s Day celebration each class made an invitation. The Kitah Daled children were offered a variety of leaves, pens, markers, and pencils.

For the Shabbat Dinner, the Pre-Kitah Alef children painted challah covers. During Art class, one on one, the children were presented with a white cloth napkin in a large Ziplock bag with grapes (pom-poms soaked in beet juice.)

For Thanksgiving, the Kitah Gimmel children made leaf prints for a Thanksgiving invitation.

The children have been very interested in the caterpillars on our playground. We discovered they are called Fall Webworms.

The Kitah Gimmel-2 children have recently begun making their own portraits. During Art class, the children were offered water color paints, pencils, and pastels along with a mirror and watercolor paper.

In the Atelier, the children were offered an assortment of loose parts and a large sheet of cardboard. The children painted Tacky Glue onto the cardboard and then placed their objects onto the glue.

The Kitah Daled Children have been working on self portraits. In the Atelier, the children were each offered a sheet of watercolor paper and watercolor paint palettes, watercolor pastels, and watercolor pencils.

The Kitah Alef children have been really interested in new mediums and experiences. They are also incredibly mobile.

The Kitah Gimmel children have been spending a lot of time in the outdoor classroom this year. As the seasons have begun changing from summer to fall, we began to notice these webs covering the branches of the pecan tree.

For Sukkot, the Pre-Kitah Alef children were offered an assortment of loose wooden parts, ribbons, pipe cleaners, and wooden beads. After selecting their wooden objects, the children painted them with dot markers and washable glitter paint pens.