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April 2, 2009 | 29 Comments

2 Crafts In One…

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Start by bending your pipe cleaner into a stem and one leaf.
  3. Add glue to your paper and glue the stem on.
  4. Add a large circle of glue at the top of the stem
  5. Add your q-tips to the glue.
  6. Add a cotton ball to the middle
  7. Let dry.
Easy Peasy
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.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some paper, q-tips, paint and something to put the paint in .
  2. 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.
  3. Dip in the q-tip
  4. Start Painting!

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Preschool Crafts, Q tip dandelion, Q tip painting | 29 Comments

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29 Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    April 2, 2009 at 3:46 am

    Cute ideas!

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  2. Melinda says

    April 2, 2009 at 4:37 am

    come see, this is for you!

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  3. Meg says

    April 2, 2009 at 4:50 am

    I love the flower! I would end up doing it, too and he would q-tip paint.

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  4. Jen says

    April 2, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Love it!

    Jen

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  5. Erin Tales says

    April 2, 2009 at 6:16 am

    The kids would love that!

    BTW – grab a blog popz! Fav from CoolBabyKid.com.

    http://www.coolbabykid.com/2007/11/blog-pops-sweet-valentines-blog-treat.html

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  6. Melinda says

    April 2, 2009 at 6:38 am

    something else for you http://www.lookwhatmomfound.com/2009/04/award-time.html

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  7. Lori says

    April 2, 2009 at 7:04 am

    I love it! My daughter loves blowing dandelions and I know she will love making that, thanks for sharing it!

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  8. Miller Moments says

    April 2, 2009 at 7:20 am

    Love this one!

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  9. theworldismysoyster says

    April 2, 2009 at 7:38 am

    What a wonderful idea to catalogue for the end of summer.

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  10. jennwa says

    April 2, 2009 at 9:14 am

    I love the Q-tip danelion. That is adorable.

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  11. Where's The Aspirin? says

    April 2, 2009 at 11:46 am

    LOVE this one. I might have to try it tomorrow.

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  12. frillsfluffandtrucks says

    April 2, 2009 at 11:52 am

    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

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  13. Leigh says

    April 2, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Such a great idea! We are going to have to copy that one!

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  14. Lettie says

    April 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    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! 🙂

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  15. One Tightwad Mama says

    April 2, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    My son actually did the flower (I thought he may not) and he loved it! It was a quick craft, but fun.

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  16. Mum-me says

    April 2, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    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.

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  17. Nikki says

    April 2, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    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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  18. Bernadete says

    April 2, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    I love this idea! I nominated you for an award over on my blog, thanks for always being a source of great ideas!

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  19. Shannon says

    April 3, 2009 at 11:25 am

    This is perfect – my 4 year old can make the dandelion and my 2 year old can paint with the q tip. THANKS! 🙂

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  20. Linda @ My Trendy Tykes says

    April 3, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    I love these!

    Linda

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  21. Preschool Playbook says

    April 4, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    I LOVE the dandelion!

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  22. Paula says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    I haven’t tried this one before, thanks for the idea.

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  23. Andersons Mommy says

    August 3, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    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

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    • admin says

      August 3, 2011 at 5:28 pm

      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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