Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Penguin Counters



G, went to work painting penguin counters, for her younger sisters, yesterday, modeled after some outrageously, cute ones we saw over at First Grader...At Last. They made theirs with black, glass, vase weights, but we didn't have any on hand, so we opted to use a left over bag of wood knobs/doll heads.

She gave them a base layer of black, tempera paint. Then returned, when that dried, to add details in white, with the final touches of black, and orange going on last.


She had some trouble painting triangular beaks, so opted for little noses instead, making them look slightly less penguin like, but still pretty cute, I think.


I'm sure C (age 4), is going to have a great time using them today, to practice counting by 10's.


It's great to be a homeschooler.
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10 comments:

  1. bwjules1January 4, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    The penguin counters are just so cute! Since you like First Grade At Last perhaps you might like

    http://swampfrogfirstgraders.blogspot.com/



    Julie

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  2. An Almost Unschooling MomJanuary 4, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Thanks Julie, I'll check it out!

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  3. Christy KilloranJanuary 4, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Absolutely adorable!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 4, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Your daughter did an AMAZING job on those Penguins- SERIOUSLY ADORABLE!!!

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  5. DebbieJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    These are so cute!

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  6. Natalie PlanetSmartyJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    This is so totally cute - and how neat that G works so devotedly on the projects for her sisters.

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  7. PhyllisJanuary 4, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I think they very much look like penguins. They are so cute. (I see your talent has been passed down to your daughter.) I am sure they will be well loved.

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  8. AmyJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    These are adorable :)
    You could also do alphabets on them... such a great idea. TFS!

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  9. TiciaJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Those look so cute. I bet those get lots of use.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    These are so cute. I love the numbers and counting by tens.

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