No Bones About It

 Part 1 of the 5 Posts of Fright series

Did you know that the average human skeleton has 206 bones.  We are born with around 300 or so first, but a lot of cool bone fusing happens when we are kids growing up (mostly in the skull).

Enough science! Let's get to the art.

The third graders discussed the Latin Day of the Dead celebration traditions and the use of skeletons to symbolize ghosts and other worldly beings whose spirits rise during this 3 day festival.

Then, we cracked into the pasta.  The kids dug into the pasta and started arranging elements together to create the perfect dancing skeleton, skeleton portrait, skeleton animals, and whatever they could dream up.  

After some white glue drying time (still using too much glue! I don't know how to stop them!)  we opened up some white tempera paint and used small brushes to spread a light coat onto our skeletons.

Frighteningly Festive...  mmwaa haaa  haaa!