Creating the mantis keepers of tomorrow

[Paradoxica]

The last couple days I've brought a mantis in to school for the kids to practice drawing. They are completely enthralled with mantids now! Their work is actually quite impressive given that they are 4-5 yrs old and have never seen, let alone drawn a mantis.

They seem to all agree that Texas Unicorns consist of "A leaf and a log"

 

[Mantiskid]

Nice!

 

[hierodula]

Thats awesome! I wish more people knew about mantids, they are quite awesome pets

 

[Crazy4mantis]

What have you done to these poor children?!? Now they have the mantis obsession! :lol:

 

[Sticky]

Bravo!! Our schools need more people like you in them! I wish my schools had done that.

 

[brancsikia339]

Lol i've tried this with my class for years. It worked until last year when people started making fun of me <_<

 

[aNisip]

Nice job Brian the future members of this site give em a grisea on a piece of bark and give them a shot at that

 

[SilentDeviL]

Thats great for kids .

 

[sally]

What a lucky class !

 

[Mëluzynn]

The idea is fantastic and the drawings are really gorgeous, like them !

 

[D_Hemptress]

OMG that is so freaking adorable. i love it!!!

 

[Paradoxica]

Glad you guys like it, I know the kids sure do!

 

[fleurdejoo]

Ooops

 

[fleurdejoo]

Third drawing down, genius!

 

[Precarious]

They seem to all agree that Texas Unicorns consist of "A leaf and a log"

I just dissected one and that's exactly what was inside! Weird...

I love seeing kid's artistic impressions. Really remind me of aboriginal or cave art.

 

[Paradoxica]

It truly is like cave art, it's art without any of the foundation that the rest of us have picked up inadvertently through exposure to the styles and techniques of others. It's so primal and real.

 

[Precarious]

It truly is like cave art, it's art without any of the foundation that the rest of us have picked up inadvertently through exposure to the styles and techniques of others. It's so primal and real.

You would probably like my buddy's art. He somehow maintains that looseness yet renders it with depth and primitive sophistication.

http://jessereno.com/

 

[hierodula]

Sweet!

 

[Rick]

Haha that's great. Good on your for doing that. I brought an Idolo into a college bio class a few years ago. People were acting like kids they liked it so much.