BIGGER LOVE

Consider friends with kindness, generousity and empathy... 

in a secret Valentine's Day portrait.

     
   A wonderful way to get to know someone better is to paint a portrait of them.

• First the children each chose a name from the basket and kept it a secret until Valentine's Day. 
• Then they observed their subject for a few days: hair color, eye color, glasses, skin color, hair length and style, usually happy or serious, favorite color, jewelry...

• When they were ready they drew a picture of the subject in black poster paint on red construction paper. Let dry completely.
• Next they added color to the portrait with oil crayons. (regular crayons are too timid for this project)
• Then they chose words to describe their friend. This is always interesting because they have chosen a subject at random. It's a great time to discus what friendship means if the artist didn't get her best friend and to find the best in someone else.
• Finally, hearts are added, these are made from painted paper.

BIGGER LOVE!