On Monday we researched some facts about Puma’s.
We learnt that they eat meat- even skunks! Smelly and yuck!
That the boy cats can be violent towards each other when they meet. They may hiss, growl and spit at each other.
The mother cat cares for her young.
We watched a video of a Puma out at night prowling and 
Our tamariki were keen to look at pictures of Puma’s and then we wondered if we could draw our own. We looked at a cartoon version and I got down another cat book so I could show the tamariki that every artist draws a different style cat. This was to encourage them to be proud of their own independent art style. 
As a young child sometimes it can be frustrating when you have an idea of what you want the picture to look like and sometimes the art can look different to how you thought it would go- actually as an adult this can still happen to me!! So, we looked at what shapes make up a cat and talked about block shapes as they are easier to cut out than single lines. 
After the drawings, some of the group cut out their pictures themselves. This was quite a skill as the shape was large and Determination and persistence prevailed and with a dash of paint and a sprinkling of glitter the Puma art was complete. The smiles of pride made my heart sing . What incredible art work. I hope they find a prime place in the homes of their creators! ❤️
Here Samantha draws around a taputoru / triangle to help guide her to draw the triangular nose!
Phebe with her drawing.
“I did two puma’s.” Daisy showed off her drawings
Pink glitter rainbow puma 
This puma had yellow hunting eyes just like the video we watched of them prowling in the night! At night when videoing eyes do look a different colour. A great detail to have noted.
Look at this gorgeous puma, complete with claws on the paws aswell! Incredible mahi 💕💫
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