Artwork at Apple Blossom

An Apple Blossom 5-year-old's drawing of St. Michael's dragon

At Apple Blossom, the children use beeswax crayons to color and high quality watercolors for their paintings. The paper is thick and sturdy and the children know you can't burn through 100 pages at a time. They learn to take their time and respect the materials, slowly mastering the fine motor skills needed for artwork.

Twice a year, the children bring home a folder of their pieces. It's a fun surprise to see what they've been working on, the drawings often inspired by the stories the teachers have been telling, or from the puppet shows they've watched, or the games they've invented on the play yard. There are dragons and gnomes, rainbows and trees. The watercolors fill the paper with rich tones of yellow or pink or red. They are gorgeous.

Instead of oodles of papers sent home everyday, parents receive a selection of beautiful and quality pieces to treasure. I have loved, especially, framing the beautiful watercolors to brighten up my home's walls. How proud the children are of their work!