{"id":380,"date":"2017-11-06T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preschool.utahdanceartists.com\/blog\/?p=380"},"modified":"2017-11-06T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T16:59:59","slug":"uda-creative-arts-preschool-h-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preschool.utahdanceartists.com\/blog\/uda-creative-arts-preschool-h-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Happening at UDA Creative Arts Preschool- Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bringing art to life is one of the things we do best at UDA Creative Arts Preschool.<\/a>\u00a0 Making art fun is something we do even better!\u00a0 Our preschool theme, “H is for Halloween”, lent itself great to our continued study of Van Gogh.<\/p>\n

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As we considered his painting, Starry Night,\u00a0<\/em>we discussed how Van Gogh was inspired by the stars.\u00a0 Then, the children shared what inspires them.\u00a0 We concluded that\u00a0Starry Night<\/em> might be considered a little spooky, but would make a perfect backdrop for our Halloween Performance.<\/p>\n

Our three and four-year-old artists went to work creating their own version!<\/p>\n

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Giving children different tools for art encourages creativity and ingenuity<\/a>.\u00a0 And who doesn’t want to jump in and start smearing paint on a mural?\u00a0 However,\u00a0 if your mop goes missing at home, we recommend you do a quick inventory of your paint.<\/p>\n

H is for Halloween<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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In the end, our finished product created a spooky backdrop for our Halloween program.\u00a0 We are grateful for all the wonderful parent and family support received from all who attended!\u00a0 We were excited to share the music and movement we’ve been learning, as well as our displayed art.<\/p>\n

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Magic Pumpkin Patch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Each child planted a glitter enhanced pumpkin seed on our playground, and surprise!\u00a0 Over night they grew into our magic pumpkin patch.\u00a0 Then, our preschoolers picked out their own pumpkin to bring home.\u00a0 In addition to being fun, we love\u00a0pretend play<\/a>\u00a0because it fosters social, emotional and cognitive development.<\/p>\n

Busy Bakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Look out Better Crocker, we have some new chefs in the house!\u00a0 Our kiddos went crazy over this pumpkin spice play-dough.\u00a0 This multisensory<\/a> dough filled the whole discovery room with the aroma of pumpkin spice as our inspired culinary artists spent the hour “baking” cookies, muffins, pies, and cupcakes.<\/p>\n

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Try This at Home-<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Good news!\u00a0 This fabulous recipe is too good to keep to ourselves!\u00a0 We hope you will have just as much fun as your sous chef as he goes to town in the kitchen, filling your home with the smells of the holidays.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Spice Play Dough<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n