For this activity we gave the children pieces of colored tissue paper, glue, paintbrushes, and laminating film. The children used the paintbrushes to glue the tissue paper to the laminating film. After these are dried they can be hung in a window to use as a sun catcher.
We gave the children crayons and paper with a chameleon outline on it. The children placed their paper on top of a textured rubbing plate and rubbed their crayons over the paper. This made the chameleon look like it had textured scales.
A very simple activity on this day. We gave the children red, blue, and yellow finger paint to work with. The children used their hands to mix the primary colors into secondary colors.
For this activity we gave the children different colors of paint and cotton balls to paint with. For those children that don't like to get paint on their hands, we provided clothes pins for them to hold the cotton balls with.
We gave the children construction paper, glue, and lots of geometric shapes to work with. The children glued their shaped onto the construction paper to make a picture. Afterwards, the children dictated a story to the teachers about their artwork.
After reading the story Little Blue and Little Yellow we gave the children pieces of yellow and blue playdough to play with. After the children had pinched, pulled, pushed, pounded on the playdough they were able to see how mixing blue and yellow makes the color green.
We placed colored pencils, shape stencils and pieces of paper on the art table for the children to explore. They used the stencils to make shapes on their papers, creating their artwork.
We gave the children laminated shapes with holes punched out along the edges. The children used colored yarn to lace their shape all around the edge.
A very simple art activity for the children on this day. The children used rubber shape stamps and colored ink pads to create their artwork.
We gave the children red paper and lots of red objects to glue on their paper for this collage activity. They used all the different shades of red to create their monochromatic collage.
