Uglydolls in 1st Grade

warriorwoman · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:54 am

My son Hunter is in 1st grade and he was talking to his art teacher one day about Uglydolls. Turns out she is a huge Uglydoll fan as well! I shared pictures with her of our large vinyl toy and plush collection and she asked me to come into her art class and talk to both 1st grade classes about our collections and in particular, about Uglydolls. She had decided that it would be a great way to start a new art topic and project - the kids would draw, sew, and write a story about their own "uglydoll" they create! I haven't seen the final products yet, but his teacher tells me that it has been one ofher most successful projects in art and the kids were really excited. The drama teacher liked what the art teacher was doing, so she decided to have the kids take their ugly creations, give them a voice, and act out scenes during drama class.

I am sure that parents in Normal, IL are wondering why all of their kids are asking for uglydolls for Christmas. :tonqe:

Here are a few pictures from the class that I thought you all would enjoy.

hch · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:14 pm **Posts:** 12

pretty cool stuff!!

IceBatGirl · **Joined:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:46 pm **Posts:** 79

How cute ... I love seeing kids enjoy their dolls ... that is a great idea! :rock:

Cinko7 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:23 pm

How wonderful and creative! And it's great to see kids gravitate to dolls because of what they are, not because they're characters in a TV show or movie!

Sweetflowerli · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:18 pm

That is such a wonderful school project. It taks so many different subjects and rolls them together, plus with uglydolls!

lydzbat · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:18 pm

im so jealous of them i would have loved to have done that project

Noella77 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:27 am

That is awesome!! I bet Spider Boom was wondering what kind of cake all those kids parents ate. LOL!

flip_dude · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:37 am

I wanna be in 1st grade again!

icebird · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:13 am

That is fantastic! I want to see the ones they create!

warriorwoman · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:37 pm

Hunter brought his home yesterday (his new Ugly was named "Ghostlegs"). Here is a link to the school art website to view some of the Uglydolls the kids made. His teacher is still taking pictures and uploading photos.

His school is Thomas Metcalf Elementary in Normal, IL.

Thomas Metcalf Elementary on Artsonia

icebird · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:54 pm

Thanks for sharring, they are all really great! They must have a really good teacher and program!

wishmewell95 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:03 pm

aww i wish they had this at my bf's nieces school...she says uglydolls are monsters and claims to hate them..i think its bc she tries to act so girlie..something like this would totally change her mind

warriorwoman · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:47 pm

The kids did a magnificent job on their Uglys and their teacher is amazing. It is a Lab School associated with Illinois State University so attendance is very limited and it is extremely hard to get in (but it isn't a private school). They do alot of alternative teaching methods and the curriculum is flexible. This is why a project like this can happen.

foom23 · **Joined:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:14 pm **Posts:** 380

OMG, that is so cute! The kids did a super job!

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