Rosh Hashanah in the Atelier

The first few weeks of school have been busy! All of the classes have been working on projects centered around Rosh Hashanah. Every class has made honey jars to bring home. Through our art experiences in the Atelier, we have explored the shapes, colors, fruits, and insects associated with the holiday.

Kitah Daled

The children made elegant Shana Tova cards by stamping hexagonal shapes onto brown cardstock. They used yellow and gold paint to recreate a honeycomb design. The children sprinkled imitation gold leaf on top of the honeycomb.

Next the children traced images of bees onto acetate sheets using permanent markers.

Finally, the bee drawings were cut out and adhered on top of the honeycomb print.

For their Honey Jars, the children first wrapped their jars in washi tape and then coated the jars in Modge Podge to make the design more permanent.

The children made a bee on the lid by coating their thumb in yellow acrylic paint and stamping it on the lid.

Once dry, the children drew wings, legs, antennae, and stripes onto the yellow bee body.

Kitah Gimmel

Last week the children of Kitah Gimmel shaped bees out of Air Dry Clay to top their Honey Jars.

They used different images of bees for reference as well as a large plastic bee. They rolled the clay into round and oblong shapes for the body. They then pinched smaller amounts of clay into tear drop shapes for the wings.

Some children used rollers to flatten their clay and pointy tools to carve lines and dots into the clay for stripes and eyes.

A few children took it a step further and used small pieces of pipe cleaner for their insect's legs and antennae.

This week the children painted their bees using black, yellow, gold, and white acrylic paint. They added sparkle with copper colored glitter and imitation gold foil.

Once dry, the bees were coated with Modge Podge and glued to the lids of hexagonal shaped jars.

Kitah Bet

Kitah Bet children used various hexagonal shapes as stamps.

They dipped these shapes in yellow and gold paint to make a honeycomb pattern on white fabric.

The children then sprinkled copper glitter and gold foil onto their designs.

Once the fabric was dry, it was cut into squares and glued on top of hexagonal glass Honey Jars.

Twine was tied in a bow around the top of the jar and gems were glued on top as a finishing touch!

Kitah Alef

The children stamped round-shaped sponges onto white fabric.

They dipped the sponges in yellow and red paint then stamped them on the fabric.Some friends even chose to paint with their hands instead of sponges.

They then added accents of green and brown to create leaves and stems on the apples.

Once dry, the fabric was cut into squares and glued onto the lids of hexagonal honey jars. red and white string was tied around the lids as a finishing touch.

We hope you enjoy your child's creations as you celebrate the holiday.

Shana Tova!