| Pysanky is the Ukrainian art of egg dying. Using beeswax and a took called a kistka, the wax is carefully drawn onto the egg. This wax prevents the dye from touching the egg, and will be melted off at the end of the project. Although we are learning on a simple design with only one color, we will be working on adding other colors to designs. In pysanky, you must think about your final product, plan ahead, and work through a series of carefully chosen color dyes to reach your goal. Because eggs are fragile, sometimes your hard work can break. Although it is difficult for children, I have always loved to teach pysanky as a catalyst for talking about frustration-control, learning the different between big problems and small ones, and how even when things go wrong, we still learn through the process! I believe that it offers many incredibly worthwhile lessons when taught in this way. We will be continuing our pysanky class weekly until Easter! |
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