Fresco Painting

We have been learning about Fresco painting and decided to make one.

Materials needed:

• Plaster of Paris (powder form)
• Water
• Card board
• Water colour paints
• Paint brushes
• Eraser
• Grey pencil

Method

Mix plaster of Paris to thick consistency
(tried turning this but it's determined to lie on it's side)

Cut thick card board to required size

Spread plaster of Paris onto card board

• Set aside to dry.
• Draw your picture with a grey pencil
• Erase picture leaving a faint outline
• Mix water colours 
• Paint picture
• (Apologies I forgot to take photo's of these steps)

Final product

Completed picture

A close up where you can see the texture

Have fun making your fresco's

File Folder Fun: Noah's Ark Multiplication

I want to start doing some multiplication memory work this week with Sir N and found this great File Folder Fun game. The goal is to match the multiplication sum rainbows with the correct answer in Noah's ark.

I sourced this File Folder Fun game from Bible Story Printables

Download from:

• Noah's Ark File Folder Fun
• Noah's Ark folder cover and game instructions 
• Noah's Ark Rainbow's page one
• Noah's Ark Rainbow's page two
• Noah's Arks page one
• Noah's Arks page two 

To print black and white versions you can find the links on Noah's Ark File Folder Fun page, there are also blank versions available in colour and black and white on the same page.

Have fun playing

Winter Colour

I was feeling very cold yesterday and longing for spring when I looked out my kitchen window and saw this show of colour.

Once I had photographed it I decided to go for a walk through my garden to see if there was any more colour about?  I was quite surprised at the amount of colour there was in winter.

 When last did you stop to see what was in your garden ?

Blessings