One of our summer activities has been participating in the ICAD project. My kids are enjoying it and so am I! While we enjoy spontaneous, freelance artwork on our cards, it has also been fun to use some of the weekly ICAD prompts. This week we used the CHAOS prompt.
I guided my kids in a doodling project that I remember enjoying as a child. Simply grab a marker and doodle one continuous, curvy, crazy, chaotic line over the page! {Don’t lift your marker until you are done!}
Then color in the various empty spaces with different color markers…and that’s it!
The concept is super easy! Even my 4 year olds had fun and did an awesome job!
Here are our finished index cards! I am so impressed with how well they turned out! Can you even tell which are the kid’s and which is mine?
Why did I choose CHAOS as our prompt?
I chose CHAOS, because I feel like the word accurately depicts my life right now! The crazy, continuous line is me in motion…all the time. As a mama of five, there is always something to be done! Yet, despite the constant motion and my lively, colorful children, it all comes together to make a beautiful masterpiece!
 Do you want to participate in the Index Card a Day challenge? Be sure to visit Daisy Yellow for more ICAD information! Read here to see how we are using the challenge in our homeschool this summer! |
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Mama Jenn
Thanks so much Kim! I am honored! Your blog looks great! FYI, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but it prompted me to login, but I don’t have a WordPress acct to log into. Hmmm…
Jana
Love your chaos. I think I am going to use this method. It’s great.
Kim Bennett
Jenn, what a beautiful, fun and easy idea for summer!
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Ls
What a wonderful, easy, rewarding “assignment.” Thanks!
Mama Jenn
Thanks Andria! Hope you girls enjoy the project as much as mine did!!
Mama Jenn
Hi Melissa. Thanks for subscribing. Please right click on the link in the feed, save the file to your computer, and then open it up. That should do the trick!
Natasha White
What a great idea, and something my children will love (and super perfect for a wet wintery day). Love the colours, so vivid and filled with energy.
melissa
i am trying to get the free blogging planner to come up for signing up for the blog feed. it comes up as a blank page. could you email it to me?
Andria
I love this, Jenn! I can’t even imagine being a homeschooling mom of five–no wonder you feel like that continuous line always in motion! 🙂 Your kids’ cards look great, and it is such a neat project to include in your curriculum. I am going to share this project with my 3- and 4-year old daughters!
Carlene Taylor Simmons
Now I know what the kids and I are doing for today’s card. I love all the kids joining in the challenge.
Mama Jenn
Thanks for inviting us Tammy! We are having a blast!
Mama Jenn
My kids LOVED it!!! I love it when an art project is hit with ALL my kids!
Mama Jenn
Thanks Terrie! What is neat is that while it doesn’t have to look like anything when it’s done, it still can look like a great work or art!!!
Terrie Purkey
Great depiction of chaos and what a great way to include your kids. I remember doing this activity as a child and again as an adult – it’s fun! I love it cuz there are no rules and it doesn’t have to look like anything when you’re done. I can do that!
Sara
These are all great cards – I showed my 4-year-old and she wants to make one “right now!” Awesome prompt too!
Tammy
Jenn, A great interpretation of chaos – and a fun way to fill index cards. Super thrilled the kiddos are enjoying the index-card-a-day challenge. Thank you for hostessing the challenge today!