tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post4325884536965361334..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Fly Swatter Painting!Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-81754136593607135582014-03-13T17:03:39.594-07:002014-03-13T17:03:39.594-07:00This activity has been a dream of mine for awhile ...This activity has been a dream of mine for awhile now. I bought 15 fly swatters last year, but I haven't had the "guts" to use them yet. (we have a new floor in our brand new preschool), However, I will be doing a summer camp (yeah for outside messy art!!)<br />If you want to do more messy art, try painting with cooked spaghetti. just drop it in paint and throw it on a canvas a-la Jackson Pollock. We did this recently (I covered the floor with a tarp), and the kids LOVED it! the only thing you need to watch for is that they don't try to taste the green or blue or yellow spaghetti. It doesn't taste as good as it looks!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243538603159477584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-59996535420102059162011-07-21T19:00:59.614-07:002011-07-21T19:00:59.614-07:00WE just tried this and it was INCREDIBLY FUN FUN F...WE just tried this and it was INCREDIBLY FUN FUN FUN!!!!! THANKS!!kmhttp://katherinemaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-79300936265601817162010-07-07T00:49:07.294-07:002010-07-07T00:49:07.294-07:00W0w, how beautiful! i love painting, pre-schoolers...W0w, how beautiful! i love painting, pre-schoolers, mom of two, but fly swatters? Gotta Laugh because I made fly swatter earrings! Reminds me of my childhood! Nice Work!<br />check out my earrrings too;)<br />http://www.etsy.com/listing/50340466/moodswing-flyswatter-earringsMoodSwing Oditieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709978524440936536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-15948730477910561162010-04-23T02:59:05.256-07:002010-04-23T02:59:05.256-07:00So jealous! That would be SOO much fun. The chur...So jealous! That would be SOO much fun. The church we are "housed" in would have a FIT. :( I'll have to brainstorm if I can take this activity outside!Amyhttp://www.preschoollearningthroughplay.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-32227563816017720582010-04-09T18:44:39.153-07:002010-04-09T18:44:39.153-07:00Now THAT looks like fun. And I'm totally with...Now THAT looks like fun. And I'm totally with you on the flooring. More rooms should have drainage for easier cleanup and less maintenance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-40711795260532784832010-04-09T12:48:08.078-07:002010-04-09T12:48:08.078-07:00Love Love Love Love Fly Swatter painting. Always a...Love Love Love Love Fly Swatter painting. Always a good messy project.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857214287984586785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-24990995076387842972010-04-09T06:11:35.057-07:002010-04-09T06:11:35.057-07:00I want to come and play!!I want to come and play!!Lou Spidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959799458471498196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-84733371645058174642010-04-08T21:01:26.419-07:002010-04-08T21:01:26.419-07:00I know that the point is the process, but the phot...I know that the point is the process, but the photos of the final paintings were surprisingly beautiful. Awesome!Launa Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732938187019993335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-80188696305845730572010-04-08T20:11:28.893-07:002010-04-08T20:11:28.893-07:00Aww I missed out too! Anyway...I'm wiping pain...Aww I missed out too! Anyway...I'm wiping paint off my face just looking at the mess! I also have the same disclaimer posted on my parent board. "Learning is Messy Fun" Our class gets pretty messy, please dress your kids accordingly! I haven't gotten a complaint yet! I'm waiting for the first complaint so I can print your post and send it home...ha, ha!Centers and Circle Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790847722834866885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-68790002960028047312010-04-08T19:53:54.988-07:002010-04-08T19:53:54.988-07:00Oh shucks! I missed being included in the @ replie...Oh shucks! I missed being included in the @ replies from you by commenting too late.Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-37497078752727952862010-04-08T19:00:49.276-07:002010-04-08T19:00:49.276-07:00@Donna . . . Smocks are always available, but I...@Donna . . . Smocks are always available, but I've yet to meet a kid who chooses to wear one. Also, I'm fortunate in that the parents are my co-conspirators! Shelly and Andrea (who commented above) are both WP parents -- and Andrea was even part of the clean up team!<br /><br />@Scott . . . It helps when you start the year by telling the assembled parents: "If your child doesn't come home covered in paint, mud, glitter, goo, glue, blood or snot, at least once in awhile, they aren't doing school right. Please have them dressed accordingly." I figure that gives me carte blanche. =)<br /><br />@Shelly . . . I'll email you.<br /><br />@Jessi . . . I need to pick up that book. Thanks! You do a pretty good job of getting messy yourself. I hoped you would read this post!<br /><br />@Debbi . . . Thank you! I'm still thinking about your PVC trike archway . . .<br /><br />@Karen . . . I'm not brave, but I am lucky. Teaching at a co-op with our community of families, is a pretty special situation.<br /><br />@Bonna . . . We tried it outside today. Some of the kids had fun in spurts, but there's something about doing it inside that makes it especially fun. It seems kind of naughty.<br /><br />@(V Kerr) . . . I've never thought of it that way before. I loved the two-fisted motor boat style, but most of the kids would swat tentatively several times, then build up to a crescendo.<br /><br />@Andrea . . . I think I hear you asking for a messy art project . . . =)<br /><br />@Ayn . . . If you can, you should try it inside. It's a whole different project.Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-77664070113124369472010-04-08T17:11:31.912-07:002010-04-08T17:11:31.912-07:00Woo Hoo! I do this every year after reading "...Woo Hoo! I do this every year after reading "The Old Black Fly" (I'm hoping to get "Diary of a Fly" soon!), although I usually do it outside on a flat surface. Every year at Halloween, I buy the plastic flies sold for decoration. When we do this, I give each friends one if they wish to place on the finished masterpiece. We hang to dry on the fence! <br /><br />Love that you tried this and weren't daunted one little bit by the mess! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798516846017108647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-46990568109242759332010-04-08T16:30:05.739-07:002010-04-08T16:30:05.739-07:00This was the best art project of the year. I am al...This was the best art project of the year. I am all for watching the kids make a big mess. Secretly, I am happy I was not art parent and just part of the clean-up crew. After admitting that, I have a feeling there will be a messy art project in my near future ; )Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026200070996351097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-20042355962569339232010-04-08T14:17:23.185-07:002010-04-08T14:17:23.185-07:00This is fantastic! If there is anyone out there j...This is fantastic! If there is anyone out there just as brave...I have some child size fly swatters our team is selling for Relay for Life. 100% of the swatter sales will go to the American Cancer Society. They are $2 each come in red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and white. They also make great bubble wands, word or letter swatters and paint swatters!! Email ystib@yahoo.com if you're interested. Thanks Tom for such fantastic ideas and insight!D'Lynn Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-30270238824634103132010-04-08T13:25:37.989-07:002010-04-08T13:25:37.989-07:00Love, love , love it! This is the ultimate express...Love, love , love it! This is the ultimate expression of kids being able to paint using motion.(V.Kerr) School Time Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441638094188333405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-26775330898635052010-04-08T12:28:42.581-07:002010-04-08T12:28:42.581-07:00This will be a wonderful art activity to add to ou...This will be a wonderful art activity to add to our outdoor art time. Fun times!Bonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405334714438524005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-4218333404485754552010-04-08T12:22:15.283-07:002010-04-08T12:22:15.283-07:00You are a brave, brave man! I would love to do th...You are a brave, brave man! I would love to do this but I can't get an OK from my director :(Mrs. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008584625935743130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-12121479738076575732010-04-08T11:54:12.375-07:002010-04-08T11:54:12.375-07:00Tom the Bomb.. always having fun learning. I appre...Tom the Bomb.. always having fun learning. I appreciate your love of kids and their natural ability to learn.Ms Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881158560938169986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-74302495447248932552010-04-08T10:40:15.573-07:002010-04-08T10:40:15.573-07:00Wow, Tom...even messier than I get! We also do th...Wow, Tom...even messier than I get! We also do the flyswatter art, but, I have to say, you do a much better job at getting messy than I do. :) I like to read the book, Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth. It has great illustrations using splatter paint.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638036458628891597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-42223569642470682192010-04-08T08:23:54.580-07:002010-04-08T08:23:54.580-07:00Hey, do you still want me to look into displaying ...Hey, do you still want me to look into displaying at Diva Espresso? I totally forgot about it. These seem like they would be very pretty hanging on a cafe wall!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732673603804548204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-23790302757094472432010-04-08T08:23:32.017-07:002010-04-08T08:23:32.017-07:00Oh. My. Goodness. That looks like the most fun tha...Oh. My. Goodness. That looks like the most fun that could be had with paint and an easel...and living to tell about it. I absolutely love it. <br /><br />Next week I'm going to a conference with preschool leaders and we will be talking about art. I will definitely mention this one to them. I'll let you know the reaction.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397525011462974857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-4036476093505732752010-04-08T07:47:04.157-07:002010-04-08T07:47:04.157-07:00OH MY GOLLY GOSH! ... That is one heck of a creat...OH MY GOLLY GOSH! ... That is one heck of a creative expression session you had going on there. <br />Wow! ... I'm gobsmacked ... you're incredible!<br />Fly swatters ... oh yeh ... I know some kids who would LOVE to do that ... and (unfortunately) some parents who would hang us out to dry!!<br /><br />So ... did smocks on the children ever cross you mind Tom?<br /><br />huh huh huh huh huh ... I've gotta show this to Sherry ... she's gonna love it!<br /><br />Donna :) :)Play for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475920387209134195noreply@blogger.com