Busy Little Bees Student Art Gallery - Fall 2025

(Left to Right) 

Miss Dana, Art Teaching Assistant

Miss Avery, Art Teacher

Miss Emily, Art Program Director

Miss Maria, Art Teaching Assistant

Miss Danielle, Art Teacher

Special Thank you to Miss Paige who is not photographed but was a huge part of our planning and preparation. 

Listed here is the book and project description for each class.

   Students rolled marbles dipped in paint on cardstock paper inside tin foil trays to create colorful tracks. Next, they glued cupcake wrappers to form the caterpillar’s body and added construction paper face and body parts. Afterwards, they colored and glued fruit pieces to complete their scene.
Materials Used: tin foil trays, cardstock paper, paint bottles, marbles, glue, green cupcake wrappers, construction paper face cutouts, crayons. 

 Students used a mixture of glue and water to paste recycled newspaper pieces onto balloons. After covering the surface, they glued colorful tissue paper squares for decoration. Once dried, the balloons were popped, and baskets were attached to complete each paper-mâché hot air balloon.
Materials Used: balloons, tape, recycled newspaper, glue and water mixture in cups, paintbrushes, tissue paper squares, basket bases.

 Students colored the bottom of recycled tin foil trays with markers, then misted them with water. They pressed coffee filters into the colorful water to absorb the designs. Afterwards, students painted their watercolor paper, glued on the coffee filters to form flowers, and added their cartoon portraits to the page.
Materials Used: watercolor cardstock paper, watercolor paint palettes, water, paintbrushes, glue, coffee filters, markers, recycled tin foil trays, printed cartoon photos on cardstock, glue on paper plates 

 Students painted dark and light blue paint mixed with iridescent glitter onto a canvas to create a sky. Then, they mixed glue and shaving cream to make puffy paint, using foam brushes to form clouds.
Materials Used: canvas, dark and light blue paint, iridescent glitter, glue, shaving cream, foam brushes 

 Students explored oil pastels on a canvas, masking lines and using their hands to blend and manipulate the colors. Next, they glued shape pieces onto the canvas and added googly eyes and Sharpie details to complete their work.
Materials Used: oil pastels, shape and crayon pieces, Sharpie marker, googly eyes, flat canvas.

 Students painted six circles in three different ways using a toy car, a Q-tip, and a paintbrush. They then glued their circles onto white oak tag paper to form a colorful design.
Materials Used: nine paper circles, glue, paint, craft tape, white oak tag paper.

 Students painted bubble wrap with bright colors, then added clear glue and sprinkled paper shreds for texture. Another layer of glue was added before dipping and pressing recycled egg carton pieces and bottle caps onto their cardboard canvases. Finally, they drizzled paint and glue over the surface to finish their mixed-media art.
Materials Used: recycled cardboard boxes (cut into rectangles), recycled bubble wrap, glue on paper plates, clear glue bottles, paint, paintbrushes, recycled paper shreds, recycled egg carton pieces, recycled bottle caps. 

  Students glued a variety of yarn onto an oval plate, pressing the yarn with a plastic fork to create texture. They then glued face cutouts for the eyes and nose and drew the mouth with a marker. Next, they glued on the teeth, added brown paper tree trunks onto green cardstock, and ripped paper to form the trees. Their creature faces were glued into their paper forest scenes.
Materials Used: recycled paper plates, Sharpie marker, construction paper face cutouts, glue, plastic fork, green cardstock paper, construction paper. 

 Students used paint dot markers to design their canvas. Next, they glued brown tissue paper squares onto white paper towel rolls to form the base of the coconut tree. They glued their tree bases onto the canvas, ripped two shades of construction paper to form the leaves, and finished by adding ABC letters and numbers.
Materials Used: paint dot markers, brown tissue paper squares, white paper towel rolls, glue, construction paper, ABC letters, numbers, canvas. 

   Students wore rubber gloves and sprayed water onto a fish cutout. They added crepe paper squares, sprayed more water, and then peeled them off to reveal a watercolor-like texture. Next, they glued rainbow paper confetti for shiny scales and decorated their fish’s face.
Materials Used: card stock paper, rainbow crepe paper squares, spray bottle, googly eyes, glue on plates, Q-tips, rainbow paper confetti.

  Mr. Jonathan had so much fun making each piece in our first gallery. His love for Art was inspired by his Art Teacher at Horace Mann Community School, Mrs. Duffy. Our Staff was able to surprise Mr. Jonathan with a special visit from Mrs. Duffy who loved the gallery and the reunion with one of her favorite art students!