Archive for April 2009
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.
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!
Who wants to be the bad guy? You’ll need someone to do something naughty so your little Sheriff can rope ‘em in and lock ‘em up ! My son loves Woody, he goes everywhere with us so it was only a matter of time before he’d show up here too.
- Gather your materials. You will need a brown grocery store bag, some markers or paint, scissors, some yellow paint or glitter, and tape.
- Start by cutting your arm holes and the bag so it lays flat – now this won’t make the perfect vest , a better one is done by not cutting off the top and making a semi circle at the neck and arm holes, however it’s hard for toddlers to paint, and if you want the store logos on the inside you’ll have to cut it like this.
- Have your child color or paint their vest.
- While they are coloring , trace or draw a star
- When they are done hand them the star and have them paint or glitter it in yellow or gold.
- Trim the ends of the vest so it makes a neck.
- Cut out the star and glue on the right side. Let dry.
- Try on and make adjustments, we needed bigger arm holes and we took in the back.
- To take in the back simply fold the extra paper in on itself and tape.
- Pop it on and go find those naughty guys!
“Cowboy Small” by Lois Lenski is a cute cowboy book for the younger set. We have the board book edition and it’s been loved for a long time at our house. The text is simple, the drawings are charming and the book covers all the basics of what a cowboys does day and night.
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