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.