Q- Tip
Dandelion
My plan was for my son to do this dandelion , but all he wanted to do was stick the q-tips in his nose, in his ears- pretty much everywhere but the glue. So I made the flower and my son happily and very carefully painted with a q-tip, a great open ended activity which should make up the majority of art time for toddlers and preschoolers anyway. Not what I planned, but we had fun and I think both projects are pretty cute.
- Gather your materials. You will need a green pipe cleaner, a big handful of q-tips, a cotton ball ,a piece of construction paper and glue.
- Start by bending your pipe cleaner into a stem and one leaf.
- Add glue to your paper and glue the stem on.
- Add a large circle of glue at the top of the stem
- Add your q-tips to the glue.
- Add a cotton ball to the middle
- Let dry.
Easy Peasy
Q-tip Painting
Q-tip Painting
Something I noticed while watching my son was how carefully he was painting with the q-tips, he was being really gentle and while it didn’t last a long time, the fine motor skills got a good workout.
- Gather your materials. You will need some paper, q-tips, paint and something to put the paint in .
- If your child is like mine – “I do it mama” is frequently heard, so have the independent little person pour or squeeze some paint into a small dish.
- Dip in the q-tip
- Start Painting!
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I love the flower! I would end up doing it, too and he would q-tip paint.
Love it!
Jen
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I love it! My daughter loves blowing dandelions and I know she will love making that, thanks for sharing it!
Love this one!
What a wonderful idea to catalogue for the end of summer.
I love the Q-tip danelion. That is adorable.
LOVE this one. I might have to try it tomorrow.
Thanks for the reminder–I forgot all about q-tip painting!
My two love doing that.
By the way, check out my post today–I think your little man would like doing it.
~ Sarah
Such a great idea! We are going to have to copy that one!
I love that dandelion! Q-tips have so many uses. This is on our to do list for sure. Thanks for all of your great ideas!
My son actually did the flower (I thought he may not) and he loved it! It was a quick craft, but fun.
I used to do a lot of cotton-bud painting with my older children (when they were younger) in a really mess-free way.
I’d get their water colour tray – you know with the little dry ‘cakes’ of colour – and a small cup of water.
Dip the cotton-bud in the water and then rub on the paint cake, then paint!
It makes a lovely rich colour, unlike the usual ‘watery’ watercolour. But you do need a different cotton-bud for each cake of colour.
When we did q-tip painting recently I cut a strawberry shape out of red construction paper and then a green top. My 2y/o glued on the top and then took a q-tip and dabbed “seeds” on the strawberry
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I love this idea! I nominated you for an award over on my blog, thanks for always being a source of great ideas!
This is perfect – my 4 year old can make the dandelion and my 2 year old can paint with the q tip. THANKS!
I love these!
Linda
I LOVE the dandelion!
I haven’t tried this one before, thanks for the idea.
I love how a lot of your crafts encorporate the fine motor skills! The skinny little Q-Tips in this one is another example!
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas, Allie!
~ Ashlyn
Thanks for noticing. Even though I am a firm believer in learning through play I am also a firm believer in structuring *some* of the play to work on specific skills.
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