Holiday Art at Jefferson

Tree sculptures created by first and second grade students. 



Shrinky Dink art created by fourth and fifth grade students. 

Snowman sculptures created by kindergarten and first graders.

Button wreath ornaments created by second and third graders. 

"Tis the season" to give to others.  Jefferson students have been working hard, like little elves, to create holiday gifts to give to people who are important in their lives.   

Melted Crayon Art

Look what a hair blow dryer and crayons can do! 

Amazing results! 

I found this idea on Pinterest, my new obsession.  I took crayons and hot glued them to the top of a canvas.  I used a hair blow dryer to heat up the wax in the crayon, which resulted in the wax melting and dripping onto the canvas.  The students and I worked on this project all week and our collaborative art piece is now hanging on display in the art room.  This is something that could be done fairly easily at home because all you need is crayons, glue, and a hair dryer.  I already had one student tell me that they tried doing this at home on black paper instead of white, which sounded interesting. 

Art in the Community

There is holiday art on display at West Allis City Hall for the month of December.  Each school in the district has art pieces on display.  This is a wonderful exhibit of art from all grade levels.  What a great way of showing the community the importance of having the arts in schools! 

An opening reception to celebrate the work will be on Tuesday, December 4th from 6:00-7:00pm. 

The following students from Jefferson have their art piece on display: Anahi, Pamila, Kyra, Kenzie, Rebecca, Hailie, and Jacey.