Sculpting

Several weeks ago we read the beautiful Enki Education version of the Native American folk tale "Jumping Mouse" about a mouse who sacrifices his eyes and his nose until he soars on the winds of the sky. We sculpted it in fragrant bees wax. It is a truly a pleasurable multi- sensory experience -- one that I highly recommend trying with kids over 4 (maybe even older). Annie sculpted the "J's", the mouse, the river, the river stones and the wolf. I helped out with the frog and the buffalo.

Today we said goodbye to our Jumping Mouse scene and sculpted Grimm's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Annie shaped the "D" for dwarf, Snow White with her red cheeks, and 4 of the 7 dwarfs (I love their long beards) .



This past Sunday was Museum Day in Austin. Many of the museums were free and offered special activities for children. We chose to go to Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum. We toured the sculpture gardens and had the chance to make our own sculptures. It was a very grounding experience for all of us. We were extremely relaxed when we left.