Ancient Crete and the Minoans

To close up our week, we learned ancient Minoans had fresco paintings on their walls. Using Teaching History Through Art, we made fresco paintings of our own. Dd#1 made a Minoan woman, Dd#2 made flowers, Ds#3 made a Minoan ship, and Ds#4 made a huge blue mess!
It was incredibly cool and after I put down the camera, I couldn't help but make some myself (I made Valentine hearts on cardstock). I could hardly pull Dd#2 away from the table. We paint all the time (note Dave's shirts we stole for paint shirts), but the colors, textures, and depth of fresco was seriously kewl!