(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)
Supplies: Balloons+flour+funnel+marker
How to:
1) Fill balloon with flour to palm size.
Balloon will naturally expand.
2) Tie balloon closed.
3) Draw a face or design.
4) Squeeze to relieve stress!!
Take a photo and post them, send to friends or to GAAC for us to post!
Flextangles
Flextangles are so much fun to create and play with. They are a nice activity because they don’t take a lot of materials, but can easily kill some time.
The Flextangle template can be found by clicking on the link below. The instructions are even on the template, so there is no need to include them here.
Tips
- A tacky glue such as rubber cement or tacky craft glue is best. Glue sticks will not hold the paper together well.
Source
- Blog: Babble Dabble Do
You-in-a-Cup Pop-Up
This is our little version of a jack-in-the-box. But instead of a clown jumping out, it's you!
Materials
Yogurt container or other plastic container with lid
2 pieces of construction paper of equal size cut into 1-inch wide strips
Printed photo of kid's face
Glue sticks
Scissors
Instructions
Make a paper accordion spring: overlap 2 paper strips at the ends to form an L shape. Glue or tape together. Tightly fold the bottom strip over the top strip. Repeat with the opposite strip. Continue doing this until the length of the strips are folded. Tape or glue the other strips onto the folded strips when needed. Glue the final flaps together. You now have a paper spring.
Glue one end of the spring inside cup.
Cut out and glue the picture of the kid’s face to the other end and place lid on top. When opened, the face springs out at you.
Character Map
Using the following categories as a guide, let the kids create a character. With the finished description, have the kids write a story based on the character or illustrate what they think this character looks like.
- Name
- Personality
- Favorite things
- Dislikes
- Family
- Friends
- Appearance/looks
- Whatever else you want to add!
Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers
The famous artist, Georgia O'Keeffe, is known best for painting huge flowers. Here's our O'Keeffe inspired paintings. Go ahead and give this fun project a try!
Materials
Large pieces of paper
Paint (any kind)
Paintbrushes
Big artificial flowers for examples/inspiration (optional)
Paint shirts
Instructions
Let the kids pick a flower they like and their colors. Mix new shades if necessary.
Paint! Encourage the kids to paint the entire canvas - the flower should be pretty large and have a background.