"Swimmy" Printmaking Project!

  

  

Kindergarteners at Faubion and Irvington Schools read "Swimmy" and learned about Leo Lionni's printmaking technique to make the beautiful illustrations in the book. First, they created their blue & purple watery backgrounds by blowing bubbles through a straw into soapy paint water. They LOVE "catching" the bubbles onto their paper, treating the bubbles like stamps. Next, students used homemade stamps (sponges, doilies, & curlers) to create prints of fish, seaweed, & other imagery from the book. They're even more beautiful in person! Faubion's artwork is on display in the kindergarten hallway & in the photos above. Irvington's artwork can be seen outside room 108A & in the photos below :]