Swimming art for kids

Swim Ring: Summer drawing of swimming with a 3D swim ring

No artist captured the thrill of the quick plunge, or leisurely submersion, quite like David Hockney. He was born in England in 1937 and ended up moving to California in the early 60s- which started his infatuation with swimming pools. He was inspired to create a series of paintings of swimming pools which was fuelled by the sea, sun, colors and a certain form of luxury. The Californian swimming pool remained one of his main painting themes ever since. After viewing various examples of his…

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Students in third grade learned about the artist David Hockney. We focused especially on his California influenced pool paintings from the 60's and 70's. I saw a similar project on the blog "Kids Artists". The students were focusing on line, shape, and color while working on these. We also spent a good bit of time thinking about how our hair and body look different when submerged under water. The kids loved creating the look of weightlessness in their self portrait. Hockney used interesting…

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

This Watercolor Painting for Kids activity is just what you need to beat summer boredom. Make a cute girl and boy floating in the lake.

Put together a quick and easy DIY swim-themed summer playdough activity (with a DIY playdough mat hack!). This creative pool-inspired sensory play idea invites little ones to design playdough bathing suits, explore textures, or simply