Make A Chimp Smile in Africa Day 5

AFRICA WEEKS FOR THE ANIMALS

August 2 - 15, 2010

I am having fun working with

Art of Conservation, Inc. in Rwanda

I wanted to show you some pictures of the kids wearing chimpanzee and gorilla masks. Julie from Art of Conservation was nice to send me some. The masks are really cool! The students wear them and put on song and dance performances.

Putting on a show with the gorilla masks

another show wearing chimp masks

I really like these masks and everyone looks like they are having fun!  They have other cool masks on their website on the merchandise page. They have orangutans, elephants, lions and more. If you really like one you can buy one! Click on the link!

Julie has posted more art work done by the students on her blog Art for Gorillas. The kids did gorillas with different expressions like happy, sad, angry and sleepy. They are really good. They also did art with tissue paper. I like all the colors. I might do that on my next mask.

I finished my chimp mask and I am working on a new one. It takes a long time to make one because the paper mache takes a long time to dry. It took almost 2 weeks for me to finish this one.

me wearing my chimp mask

guess what kind of great ape mask this will be?

FUNDRAISER

SUPPORTING THE KIDS OF RWANDA

&

THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS!

 

First I want to thank everyone who has already donated and supported our fundraiser. I am really excited to send the kids in Rwanda friendship bracelets and write them letters. Please ask your friends to support this cause and send them to http://www.etsy.com/shop/metamorphis2010 so they can get a friendship bracelet too!

MAKE A CHIMP SMILE IN AFRICA

  MAKE A CHIMP SMILE IN AFRICA

August 2-15, 2010

I have been really excited about doing the weeks in Africa with Animal World USA-International.         " Animal World USA-International is pleased to announce that the 1st Africa Weeks for the Animals is scheduled for August 2-15, 2010. This time will highlight the importance that African animals play in our world and bring communities together on behalf of the animals and help African organizations to help the animals. " http://animalworldusa.blogspot.com/2010/07/1st-africa-weeks-for-animals-august-2.html

Through Animal World USA I learned about about the organization Art of Conservation, Inc. they are located in Rwanda and they are having an official Africa Week for the Animals event.

They teach kids about having a good environment for people and animals. They have a cool website and blog you should check it out. I really like that the kids get to learn about the gorillas and do things to protect and care for them. 

When you click on the link http://www.art-of-conservation.com/  you can see a great video of the kids singing "Saving Gorilla Habitat, One Song at a Time."  The kids singing are also dancing with masks. I really liked the masks so I thought I would like to make one for them.

My brother Christian helping me

Here is my finished mask.

Julie Ghrist is the founder of Art of Conservation and she is going to be celebrating Gorilla Art Weeks. She is going to be sharing pictures that the kids have done on her blog. Each day a blog post will have different pictures made by kids in her classes of the endangered mountain gorilla. Monday August 2nd will be the first day.

WE CAN SUPPORT THE KIDS OF RWANDA &

THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS TOO!

I really wanted to do something for Animal World & Art of Conservation. So I started selling friendship bracelets. I have already sold a few.

The friendship bracelets are only $5 and shipping is free. But when you buy one I am going to send you one and also send one to a student in Rwanda. The bracelet will be a gift from you. I thought it would be cool to send them friendship bracelets to show them that we support everything they are doing.



I hope everyone will be a part of this fundraiser because it is for a really good cause. The bracelets will be listed on Etsy on Tuesday the 3rd. The web address is  http://www.etsy.com/shop/metamorphis2010.


To learn more about Africa Weeks for the Animals please call 877-454-0807 or visit the website at http://africaanimals.org/ .