Awesome Geography: Italy and the Vatican

 Trying to catch up, waaay back at the end of November we had our class on Italy and the Vatican.  This was fun since Miss Shelli had lived in Rome and married a Swiss Guard!

For our art activity, in a nod to both the Vatican and Ancient Rome, we made mosaics.


I had originally planned to do them with scraps of paper, but we had done an all paper project the last time, so we switched to putting plaster in disposable tupperware lids.

The kids drew a picture with a toothpick, then filled it in with their choice of beads, shells, beans and random items.

They all turned out quite beautifully!

If you want to hang the mosaic later, you can stick a paperclip in to make a hook.

 Our snack was gelato - a huge hit!

Our active activity was gladiator games with Nerf weapons, also a favorite!

Mike has become the bird mascot for the class, and he loves seeing all the people and trying to nibble at all the mosaics.