A Late Look At Our Barnes N' Noble Art Show

I have reached a point where my phone can literally not hold another picture, so I have begun to transfer them to my computer. This led me to discover that I never uploaded pictures from our wonderful art show at Barnes N' Nobel this year! Yikes!

So here they are. . . finally.

Second Grade Daruma Dolls

Daruma is a traditional handmade Japanese wishing doll (or charmingly referred to as a "GOAL DOLL" that keeps us focused on achieving our goals!

It is a centuries-old tradition from Japan that is positive, motivational, and fun.

Second Graders made these goal dolls by wrapping paper mache around a plastic egg. After the egg had dried students chose a color to paint their daruma dolls. 

The five colors of daruma dolls represent different TYPES of GOALS.

A RED Daruma doll is for LUCK and GOOD FORTUNE. 
A PURPLE Daruma doll is for HEALTH and LONGEVITY. 
A YELLOW Daruma doll is for SECURITY and PROTECTION. 
A GOLD Daruma doll is for WEALTH and PROSPERITY. 
A WHITE Daruma doll is for LOVE and HARMONY.  

Once students chose a color for their daruma, they wrote down a goal to go along with it. As students created a goal one eye was filled in on the daruma doll and the other left blank, as a sign of commitment to completing ones goal. Once a student completes his/her goal, they can fill in the other eye.

First Grade Bento Boxes

First Grade Japanese Lunch Boxes, A.K.A Bento Boxes

Each box contains several model magic sushi and noodles made of yarn.