So, today - being the beginning of a brand new year (you know, leaving the old behind and embracing the new) - I thought she might enjoy creating a caterpillar sculpture of her very own, with plans to make butterfly paintings tomorrow.
When I mentioned my idea, she was intrigued and went to put on her painting apron. Then, the two of us gathered our supplies: some paint, paintbrushes, a cardboard egg carton (which I cut in half), chenille stems, googly eyes, glue and some assorted paper cutouts.
Here's how it went...
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| Painting the egg carton. |
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| Painting is more fun in pairs. |
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| Squeezing glue on the googly eyes. |
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| There. Now he can see. |
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| Adding glitter glue to the chenille stem "legs". |
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| Sticking the chenille stem legs into the holes that I poked in the egg carton. |
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| That should do it. |
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| A few final embellishments and... voila! |
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| She thought he needed a tail. A paper cutout of a foot in a flip flop did the trick. |
J is 3 years old, but this lesson would be equally as ideal for children in the primary grades (Kindergarten to Grade 2 or 3).
Tomorrow, we will make butterfly paintings. Stay tuned...
Here are some caterpillar themed ideas that you can find on KinderArt.
Egg Carton Caterpillar
http://www.kinderart.com/across/eggcaterpillar.shtml
Caterpillar Patterns
http://kinderart.com/artbook/caterp.shtml
Caterpillar Tissue Collage
http://www.kinderart.com/across/cater.shtml
For even more inspiring ideas, visit KinderArt.com.
Keep creating!
Andrea
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