Using green split peas, brown lentils, kidney beans and short grain rice, (and the late addition of whole wheat pasta spirals) we all explored creating our own art.
Glue and paper were used as well, and the process was very methodical for P -- he created a medieval village.
Brown lentils in the middle of the page formed the town center, kidney beans symbolized guard towers, small scraps of blue papers represented the town militia, and yellow lentils were villagers. A small patch of rice was the armory/stable, and green lentils were soldiers and archers preparing for battle.
For K, the glue was applied in wide patterns, and various lentils/grains applied and shaken off, allowing what would stick to stay, and the rest being discarded.
During the making of the art, we briefly discussed how the lentils, rice, beans and pasta were different from each other and how they were part of our diets. The growing of the first three and the creation of the fourth from semolina were compared, and the differences in cooking time were also discussed.
