Last night was Kindergarten Graduation and the little Kinders were adorable. We chose to go with a jungle theme this year which took much more planning than in previous years. But when all was said and done, it was well worth it. Since our school is trying to cut down on costs, the auditorium is off limits unless the weather is warm enough to heat the auditorium naturally. We planned to have graduation in the elementary school library in case of cold weather. I think it was actually nicer than using the auditorium because we could decorate at our own pace and not make so many trips packing everything over to the other school, where the auditorium is.
The teacher thought it would be cute to make masks for the children to wear while they sang their song…Animales and recited parts from the book…Rumble in the Jungle. It took us awhile to figure out how to do the masks, looking at many pictures on the internet. We couldn’t find exactly everything we wanted so some mask patterns were made by looking at different pictures of animals and drawing our own. We made masks for each of the following animals….…gazelle, alligator, zebra, giraffe, lion, and tiger. Cute, cute, cute! The children were so excited wearing their own personal mask.
When I made the programs and diplomas this year, I didn’t start from scratch….I took the basic parts from last year and just added the jungle animals. Even though I took the basics, it still acquired a lot of time finding pictures on the net that did not have watermarks or copyright laws. One of these year-r-r-r-rs, I’m going to figure out how to make my own clipart. I enjoy designing and making cards, handouts, etc.
7 comments:
Good job Mom! You guys did a great job. It all looks really nice.
Looks like a cute program. Aren't you just Miss Clever. Keep up the good work. Max
Only one thing missing from that awesome program - Graphics by "Most Caring KG Teacher Aid - Marsha Sayer". jm
Those masks were so adorable, as well as the animals song. Great job with the programs too. Learning to make your own clipart sounds hard, but I bet you could figure it out.
This is amazing! Good job! CUTE CUTE CUTE
Once again, Mom goes above and beyond. You're amazing! And are those masks made out of felt?! Did you guys have to sew them? Looks like a ton of work with the programs, masks, and decorations! I'm sure it would rival any kndergarten graduation in the "big city"! :c)
I absolutely love the jungle diploma!!! Is there any way you could share the file??
Thanks!
-Beth
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