Feel and Learn

May 7, 2008

Texture Collage

Gather your materials. You will need a piece of card stock or construction paper, some markers/ crayons, glue and then some smaller pieces of things like feathers, aluminum foil, sand paper- anything that can easily be glued on and have an obvious texture. I used some foam ( squishy), foil wrapping paper ( smooth) and feathers ( soft) .
I had my son start out with markers, because writing / scribbling is an important skill so practicing it is fun and worthwhile, but you don’t need to do this step.
Drizzle or have your child put some glue on the paper.
Put the collage materials on one at a time, talk about how it feels when your child is handling it.
With older children you can ask them to close their eyes , put the collage material into their hands and ask them what it feels like!

Posted in 5 senses, Age 2-3 years, Age Under 2 years, Beginners, Crafts, Sensory Activities, Texture Activities, Texture Collage

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