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Elsa begins the PowerPoint presentation
On the way back home Tiffi bumps into the twins. “Hi guys, what’s going on?” asks Elsa. “I just met up with Elsa and we are going to co-author this final summer story with a memory book showing all the adventures that we did this summer.” The twins are very excited and can’t wait to read the story. They chatted for a bit…
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Elsa is not sure how to list all the summer stories on the slide
Time to create the second slide! She has to look for another background that won’t be as busy. It takes her a bit of going back and forth on Google until she comes up with an image that really doesn’t have much of a background except for the sky and a blurry look of green to represent the ground. She decides to make this…
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It looks much better with the animation
She does an image search on Google looking for animated rays of sun. It takes her a while to find what she’s looking for. That’s because she is very picky about choosing the right image. She finally finds a good animation and opens it in her animated software program. Next she brings in the sun cropsie and adds it to the…
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Elsa finishes all the slides
She gathers all the images and puts them in order by story. But which ones should Elsa use from each story. She has so many pictures to choose from. She begins to work on the Role out those lazy hazy crazy days of summer first. Since stories were written about lightning bugs, Totem poles and s’mores she chooses those…
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The memory book is done!
She listens to the first couple of songs and then goes back to the first video. She saves it and can hardly wait to create the video. Just then her little Tiffi calls to find out if she needs any help. Elsa tells Tiffi that she’s almost done with it. As soon as it’s finished and uploaded she can share the link with…
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Let’s build a sandcastle!
The summer is slowing coming to an end. Kimmy is still in Candy Town and she is enjoying seeing everyone. She loved creating the totem poles. She couldn’t believe that she was actually able to keep up with her sister’s energy level! Her plans include spending another week here so she hopes that they can all get together…
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History of Sandcastles and Sand Sculpting
Tiffi decides to check out the history of sand castles because she loves learning the history of these things. Aha! She thinks that she might have found a good article to read. ‘Every one of us who went to the beach as a kid probably brought a toy pail and shovel to play with the sand. The first thing that comes to mind is…
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Modern sand sculpting
‘The 20th century saw a tremendous increase in the popularity of the art of sand sculpting. Sand sculptures were built around beachside resorts. More so, competitions were often held which resulted in a dramatic increase of the level of art created. These competitions started offering nice prices which attracted across the…
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What is sand sculpting?
Tiffi is unsure exactly what sand sculpting is so she looks for some pictures and more articles. ‘Sand sculpting is an art form which uses sand as its primary and only material to create pieces of art. Only fresh (tap) water or salt (sea) water may be used to compact the sand and give the sand its required hardness. The…
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What is Sand Art?
‘For decades if not centuries, beaches around the world have witnessed countless children demonstrating their skills in the art of building sand castles, in every shape and size. Indeed armed with a bucket and spade, most children can put up a sand castle in no time at all. However, building a sand castle is merely one…
