Collage Creatures

“I’m so glad that I made that creation.” - Saul, 3.6 years

We typically start each call by sharing the materials and tools that we've each brought because we know that everyone will have a different variety.  Sharing offers inspiration for the future and helps us share ideas along the way.  

"I have so many different types of tools to play with.  I brought so many different things; I even brought some glue." - Saul, 3.6 years

Audrey brought this beautiful book to share with us because it reminded her of our monster/creatures creations. 

"At the end, it's like that." - Audrey, 3.10 years

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Saul's Process and Collage

Each of us came to the call with a different type of creature in mind and different materials.  Saul had images from magazines, paper, glue sticks, and some drawing tools.  Saul has a strong interest in trucks, and his creature was a "truck dog" image that he found.  He built his collage around this image, and then decided that his work was going to be a gift.  

“I’m making a puzzle. I found a nice green balloon like this, and I wonder if it needs to have some glue. I’m making a puzzle of trucks.  I saw a truck dog.” - Saul 
“I found it.  It’s a truck dog.” - Saul 
I wonder if you could think about where the truck dog would live and add some pieces for his home. - Elyse
“No, he drives. I’m going to glue him.” - Saul 
Where do you think they might live? - Elyse
“They might live on the road because that’s where they drive.” - Saul 
“I can arrange the lollipops for my dog. Yum, yum, yum.” - Saul 
Maybe a lollipop playground. - Naama 
“I’m putting all of the lollipops here.  It’s a creation. This is a nice creation I made.” - Saul

“Everybody knows what I made, but it’s for Sylvie.  Sylvie will be very happy that I make it for her. I made a nice collage for Sylvie. I added a new piece.” - Saul

“I made this for Sylvie’s birthday.” - Saul

We’ll have to let Sylvie know that you were thinking of her.  - Elyse
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“I can put it in the mailbox and show it to Sylvie.” - Saul 

That’s a really kind thought.  Sylvie’s mom, Katie, shared with me that Sylvie was thinking about you the other day, and she misses you. - Elyse

“This is for Sylvie, and I made it for Sylvie. It’s lollipops.” - Saul
 
“I added another thing. It’s for Sylvie. I made it for her. I just worked on it. I took it out because it was my turn to always did it.” - Saul

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Audrey's process and creatures

“I eat gross bugs.” - Audrey [as she holds her creature to the camera]
That’s it’s favorite food? - Elyse
“Yeah!” - Audrey 
She gave him arms stretched out so that he could give a hug. - Sarah 
Is he a kind monster? - Sarah
“Yeah!” - Audrey 
I think mine is going to be a kind monster too. - Elyse
Does he [yellow monster] have a name? - Sarah 
“Kiki.” - Audrey 
“My friend is my lovie.” - Audrey [speaking as Kiki]

Is this [hand monster] a monster friend? - Sarah 
“No. .It’s a puppet.” - Audrey 
This is Kiki sleeping in his house [under the orange stool], and she’s going to decorate it. On top of the stool is where he’ll practice flying. - Sarah

Do you want to give Kiki feathers? - Sarah 
“No. He puts on his flying feathers.” - Audrey
Did you add some wings [to Kiki]? - Elyse
“Yeah. I’m holding the wings. So he can be fast at flying. He needs a feather to fly.” - Audrey ​

A playground for Kiki and his lovie - We'll expand on this next week!

“Maybe we need to make a playground for him. Where’s my paper? That’s part of his playground thing.” - Audrey 
How would you make a slide? - Sarah 
“Now we need to double.  One [paper bridge as a slide] needs to go on top.  So his lovie can go on one. He has a special thing on his lovie to make it walk and talk by itself.” - Audrey 
Where did Kiki go? - Sarah 
“Kikiiiiiiii?”- Audrey 
Tegan come. 
“You can be Kiki’s friend.” - Audrey

Sharing ideas!

Now i’m going to think about the images I cut out for where he might live. I have trees or mountains. - Elyse
“Or he could live in the jungle!” - Saul 
I could create a jungle.  I have different types of trees and plants. - Elyse
“You could create a jungle for him where he could walk and see bubbles.  Those are always nice things.” - Saul 
Bubbles like this? - Elyse [holds up image]
“Yeah, these are bubbles.” - Saul 
I’m going to move him around and create a jungle for him. - Elyse
“He might have a big jungle.” - Saul

“What did you make?” - Saul 
Would you like to see? This is what I have so far. - Elyse
“Is that a jungle for him?” - Saul 
You guys suggested a jungle, so I had some trees and some other plants.  And then I brought two choices for his friend. A unicorn friend or an ostrich friend. - Elyse
“I’d like to see the unicorn friend.” - Saul 
“Unicorn.” - Audrey

Tegan and Audrey shared some images via Seesaw