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art fine motor skills polar bears sensory winter tuesday october 16 2012 bringing out the artist in your child one of my daughter s extra curricular type activities is an art class at the co op we go to on tuesdays each week they learn a little about a new artist and do some sort of art project i was thinking about easy ways to extend what she has learned to help her remember and i came across a website i wish i could remember where that took famous works of art and turned them into color sheets for their kids so along those lines i came across a fun activity that used picasa a free photo program to change photos into pencil drawings like this so i googled georgia o keeffe let charis pick a flower she liked and turned it into a pencil sketch via picasa you can do straight coloring or work on colors shading etc or or take your own picture of flowers outside of a goldfish if working with matisse etc posted by raegan at 1 09 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art colors preschooler thursday august 16 2012 the ever changing collage i have been missing in the blogosphere for quite awhile now in light of val s precious addition and obvious busy ness i thought i would try to finally post some of our recent activities we are in the middle of a major move so please bear with me i ll do my best this ever changing collage is an activity i have done with j a few times over the past few months 3 5 4 years i tape a piece of white contact paper upside down onto the table the sticky side should be facing up i then lay out an array of supplies for him to use to create his artistic masterpiece i love that this activity truly ignites their creativity j has evolved from created random collages to images that i can actually interpret clearly the fun aspect of this activity is that it is ever changing if they don t like the way a certain part of the collage looks they can rearrange the pieces easily this is perfect for my little perfectionist if they begin to lose interest just add a few new materials to the mix creativity rejuvenated here is a picture of his more recent masterpieces this is our house and garage with a tree in the front yard the sun shining a bird flying and colorful flower buttons filling the garden can t recall a time when my garden looked so good the materials included foam shapes colorful popsicle sticks and colorful buttons these seem to be his favorite materials to use since they leave nothing behind when removed from the contact paper he gets annoyed when the other materials leave a tiny bit of fuzz or string behind did i mention he was a perfectionist we have also used pop poms cotton balls q tips fabric pieces ribbon larger sequence toothpicks straws pipe cleaners jewels rope and shoe strings i have found providing just 2 or 3 different materials at a time is enough for him he gets overwhelmed if i put too many options in front of him for the above example i first gave him only the colored popsicle sticks after he had time to play and create i brought out the buttons and foam pieces bringing out the materials at different times really helps him explore each one s potential and certainly makes the activity last longer this activity would work for almost any age of course watch for choke hazards for those that like to mouth everything in site posted by becca at 1 30 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art preschool toddler monday june 11 2012 simple summer fun watercolors outside a fun activity for summer is to paint watercolors outside you can paint on the driveway paper or on each other as my girls decided to do it all washes away very easily all you need is a brush watercolors and a cup of water when the cup of water gets spilled there is no clean up because you are outside posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art outside activities simple for mom simple summer watercolors wednesday may 9 2012 caterpillar to butterfly supplies coffee filter markers paints or something to color coffee filter clothespin pom pom balls pipe cleaner wiggly eyes scissors glue activity color the coffee filter set aside to dry glue some pom pom balls to a clothes pin three works well that way you can open and close the clothes pin easily glue on wiggly eyes glue on pipe cleaner for antennae you can then take the caterpillar and scrunch up the filter in the clothes pin to make a butterfly this is a great supplement to a caterpillar theme unit kaitlyn made this at preschool last month and it has been one of her favorite projects by far posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art butterfly caterpiller insects wednesday january 18 2012 puffy paint snowman my daughter made this in preschool and has been ever in love with it since this is made from puffy paint which is simply equal parts shaving cream and white glue you mix the two together and then paint with it or glob it to make a nice snowman she also used pieces of construction paper to create the eyes noses mouth hat and arms lay flat to dry once it is dry you can touch it and feel is puffiness now she just wants it to have feet so it can walk around like frosty posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art snowman monday december 19 2011 christmas wreath ornament kaitlyn brought this home from preschool last week and it was one of those things where i thought why have i never thought of that supplies green foam red ribbon for bow string for hanging glue desired decorations scissors prep gather supplies cut out wreath you can use straight scissors but decorative scrapbooking scissors will add some character activity have your child decorate as desired a simple and cute ornament posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art child christmas pre toddler preschooler toddler monday november 21 2011 teepee though the wampanoag indians who were involved in the first thanksgiving did not live in teepees teepees are associate with indians in general and thanksgiving is a time of year we talk about native americans so i thought it was an appropriate time of year to share this activity idea it is simple you take a tortilla roll it into a cone then secure with a toothpick you then let your child paint and decorate it it is fun and a novel item to paint you could add some history to the activity by studying the plains indians and teepees and share the knowledge with your child as you paint posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art native americans thanksgiving wednesday october 19 2011 halloween fun face painting i remember one time as a child standing in line for over an hour to get my face painted that is dedication children seem to love to get their faces painted now i am no artist you can however easily paint fun holiday themes if you break down the picture into simple shapes take the jack o lantern pictured above a simple orange blob some black eyes nose and mouth and a green stem and you are done i didn t make that though my sister in law did and she is an artist here we have a spider web you have a white web made from drawing various lines you then have black spider which is made from drawing a couple of circles and some legs finally we have a simple ghost a white oval ish with some black eyes and nose there are a few different types of paints that people often use for doing face paints the first is a simple crayon or pencil i haven t tried these but a youth group at my church does face paints every year at the halloween party and they seemed to think they were not as easy as paint which makes sense to me you then have actual face paint my sister in law just uses normal old acrylic paint try this out with your children you can do it for any holiday sporting event or even just something fun to do along with your weekly theme posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art halloween holidays wednesday september 28 2011 paper plate apple plus fine motor bonus so this is my other fun activity from kaitlyn s preschool class i wanted to share it is a paper plate apple with a fine motor activity you could do one or the other or both together the paper plate apple is a very simple craft you paint the paper plate the color you want it then you cut out and glue a green leave to the top you could also add a brown stem children love to paint you could also color it or do cheating paint and paint with do a dots if i want to do paints but don t have the patience for paints we use do a dots the other is a worm fine motor writing activity there are simply pictures of worms a dotted line for the path the worm took then the apple the worm ate you could find pictures of worms on the internet then find pictures of apples on the internet copy them and put them into a word document then make dotted lines or you could print the little pictures cut them out and paste them onto a page and draw the dotted lines yourself or you could just draw the whole thing i am not artist but lately i have come to prefer that method then it turns out how my head wants it to but i do check the internet first in case someone has previously stolen the image from my head and kindly put it on the internet first you then have the child color the pictures and trace the dotted like this builds fine motor control for preparing for handwriting you can see these lines kaitlyn did get harder to do and you can see how her top lines are perfect and bottom lines are not good practice posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels apple art fine motor skills preschooler toddler wednesday august 17 2011 watermelon crepe paper pic my son brought this activity home from preschool above age four and kindergarten below age five i figured if it is good enough for both teachers it is good enough to post here supplies needed paper red crepe paper green crepe paper black marker paint or actual watermelon seeds activity draw a half circle for your child if your child is able have him cut it out if not you cut it out draw a line to divide the flesh from the rind have your child tear or cut red crepe paper to glue in the flesh section have your child tear or cut green crepe paper to glue for the rind section glue on seeds or add black paint dots for seeds posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art fine motor skills food summer wednesday july 27 2011 paper bag puppets a great way to enhance learning is to make a puppet to go along with what you are talking about children love crafts and they love puppets are you talking about the letter f why not make a fox maybe you are learning about bears this week and want to make a bear puppet and the great news for you is that the internet is full of instructions on how to make these enchanted learning has some great instructions for some paper bag puppets http www enchantedlearning com crafts puppets paperbag dltk is another classic resource with some great puppets http www dltk kids com type paper_bag htm abc teach has printables for you http www abcteach com directory fun_activities crafts paper_bag_puppets more fun ideas at first school http www first school ws theme crafts paper_bag_puppets htm if you don t find what you are looking for on these pages go to google and search paper bag puppet ____ insert key word here like dog you will get tons of ideas posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art tuesday july 26 2011 sensory ocean beach pictures this activity works for babies touch and feel all the way to elementary aged kids you have lots of options paint the ocean paper towel paint color the ocean w markers use the side of a peeled crayon and make the water once the water has been drawn painted start adding details we added shells collected from a previous vacation spread glue on the bottom we used fingers and sprinkle w sand add glitter to wet paint glue for a sparkly effect use pom poms for anemone collected sticks for seaweed or ribbon pipe cleaners etc make fish out of construction paper to glue down or use fish stickers finally stretch out some cotton balls for clouds the idea is to use as many sensory touch and feel items as possible dig around drawers craft boxes and see what could substitute for items under the sea if i d had green streamers i would have added those for sea weed for young children make a small version yourself and let your child touch it and talk about how it feels scratchy rough smooth cool soft etc posted by raegan at 12 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art beach fine motor skills ocean sensory wednesday july 20 2011 foam fish this is another cute craft kaitlyn did at playgroup this past year it is a foam fish age range i think you can make this work anywhere from 1 on up materials piece of foam scissors marker pen pencil stickers jewels etc to decorate fish with glue activity you first need a foam fish depending on the age and ability of the child either you draw or have the child draw a fish on the foam also depending on the ability of the child either you cut out or have the child cut out along the lines now is when any aged child can participate time to decorate the fish for babies you can pull the stickers off and give them to her to put on the fish toddlers can apply glue and put the decorations on the fish companion book this activity would be fun in conjunction with the rainbow fish posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art child fish preschooler toddler friday july 1 2011 glitter fireworks what child does not love glitter i think all children love glitter and most moms fear glitter oh the mess but come on the mess isn t that bad plus you can do things like put the glitter in a shaker to make it less messy this is a simple and fun glitter activity it makes a fun art project and works fine motor skills you simply give your child a glue bottle and have him make firework lines then sprinkle your fireworks with glitter fun quick and engaging posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art fine motor skills glitter independence day monday april 25 2011 pussy willows this activity is quite common in 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