Thursday last, I taught two classes at WAM to 5 to 7 year olds, a group of 16 children. In the morning, we made A Book of Beasts with a variation of Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord's Stick and Elastic Book.
Before going into the studio to work, we went to the gallery to see the painting, The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks (ca. 1838)
I took pictures of a sampling of the books the children made. The children were loud and spirited, but were engaged in making their books. Below some of the books the children made.
I don't know what the children were fed a lunch time, but when they came back to the studio for the second class Crowns, Scepters, and Capes, they were hopping off the walls. They were so loud, my ears were bleeding from the cacophony. They did seem to enjoy making and decorating paper crowns. We were so busy measuring and fitting crowns, there wasn't any time to take photos of the children's creations.
After Himself was finished teaching his class at WPI, he picked me up at the museum and we went out to dinner at Mare E Monti
After dealing with the children all day, I started with a well-deserved glass of Prosecco.
We ordered antipasto as our appetizer
I had my favorite linguini alle vongola (whole clams in a white wine sauce.) Beautifully plated.
Himself had Veal Marsala. I had a taste, too.
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For dessert, I had an Almond Torte with a cup of tea. Himself had a brownie with ice cream. We also brought home leftovers so no cooking the following day!
Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.
Sounds like the kids were engaged in the activity even through their loudness. Your food looks delicious. And so pretty! Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeleteI love going out to eat where the restaurant takes the time to not only cook delicious food but to make it look attractive on the plate.
DeleteI LOVE kids drawings at that age!!! I wish I could still draw like that! (and....you're making me hungry! It all looks delicious!)
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun to see their creations
DeleteOhh wonderful painting of the children CJ ! They are fantastic, Great meals, Happy T-day dear, big hugs,
ReplyDeleteCaty
Fun to work with the children. And a blessing to all the preschool and kindergarten teachers out there
DeleteThose kids must have really loved what you were doing with them!
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
They seemed quite pleased when I opened up their books and told them they created a real book and were authors
DeleteSounds like a very fun class you were teaching even though the little ones were very loud
ReplyDeletebut the reward of a fabulous dinner sounds perfect-everything looks delicious.
happy T
The dinner made the day worth it.
DeleteLove the things the kids made, but sorry they were so loud! I hope the lovely dinner and prosecco were a good reward. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteDinner, especially the prosecco, was a great reward
DeleteThe kids look like they had a blast. And how fun you could show them that painting first. I always planned on visiting the museum after a visit with my mom, and sadly, that never worked out. And wow, that antipasto is an appetizer? The food just looks amazing. It's certainly making me hungry. Do you have rain today? The hubby had to go see a client on Nantucket and he keeps ending me photos of the beautiful day. Rub it in. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeletePart of the requirement for children's classes is to take them into the gallery to show them art as an example of what they may be doing in the studio. Yup, the antipasto is an appetizer and according to the menu will serve 2 to 4 people. The sun was out until noon-ish and then it became overcast. No rain, but weather dudette said there may be showers. Too bad hubby didn't take you to Nantucket with him.
DeleteYour meal looks delicious! Sounds like you have a lot of patience to teach other people's children. I loved seeing the books you had them make! Of course there was a unicorn, and very well drawn too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tea Day,
Kate
Before they began we had a discussion about the kinds of animals they could draw. No only pets, wild animals, farm animals, but make believe animals like unicorns. I was promptly corrected that unicorns are real. 😺
DeleteThe food looks delicious! And don't you just love leftovers? :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd it sounds like you most definitely earned that drink!
I so earned that drink! And leftovers mean no cooking for another day. Win win! 😺
Deletethis was nice to read - and the drawings so cute. The meal looks SO good. you sure stay busy.
ReplyDeletethe kids' drawings were so adorable
DeleteI have seen that Hicks painting before, but not at your WAM. It might have been on loan somewhere I was visiting.
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable drawings and colorings. Some children are SO talented at that age. Others are like me and don't know how to draw.
Your meal looks delicious. I checked out the menu (as I always do when someone leaves a link). Lots of nice menu items. A bit higher than Wichita, but the cost of living is much lower here. That's one of the reasons Joseph and his family are moving here from the LA area. He told me the private school both his boys attended for several years was $32K for each boy a year. Here, the school is $8000/year per boy.
Thanks for sharing these awesome children's drawings, your meal and prosecco with us for T this Tuesday, dear CJ.
All the children know how to draw. Their fine motor control needs a little more work. Which is where drawing and coloring comes in.
Deletethecontemplativecat here. Those books are adorable. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThe children were so proud of their books.
DeleteThey did good for 5 and 7 years old. But I can see why you needed that refreshment afterwards. LOL Happy T Day.
ReplyDeleteThat age group just sucks the life force out of you that you need some sort of fortification after. 😺
DeleteYou certainly deserve that fine meal after the day you had, lol. Thanks for putting so much energy into those children.
ReplyDeleteWe should figure out a way to syphon their energy for sustainable clean energy 😺
DeleteOur youngest GS is 7 this weekend and he can be noisy on his own so I can imagine a class full of kids of that age.
ReplyDeleteYour food looks delicious, my DH cooks Vongola, I love it although your clams look bigger than the ones we get here. The starter was a huge plate of food but looks lovely.
Thanks for your visit yesterday.
Jan S
The antipasto was so we didn't have to order a side salad. We had enough left over for 2 more meals, too.
DeleteWhat fun books - so great of you to share your love of art with children. You did deserve that drink and lovely dinner for sure. GREAT pictures - thanks for sharing, CJ. Happy T-day and hugz
ReplyDeleteThey did a great job on their books.
DeleteI´m late... Fun with kids, at least in the morning :-)
ReplyDeleteOne day (back then) with the Nieces and I dropped into bed. Respect to all parents... and teachers!
Yes, a prosecco is always good then! Hugs
Teachers who work with kids day in and day out, aren't paid enough for all they have to do.
DeleteThat sounds fun. At least the art work had recognisable animals in it. And most of the children did actually draw an animal. Well done you for doing that. It must be hard work, especially in the afternoon with a 'sugar rush'.
ReplyDeleteThat food looks really yummy. Proper Italian as far as i can tell.
Happy belated T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca
I think I've only taught children's classes in the morning. So I never realized how antsy they can get in the afternoon. 😺
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