Mural Under the Sea

A great activity to work with children of different ages. We start talking about the ocean and the different creatures that live in it. And then let their imagination go and start drawing.

Materials:Black PaperChalk PastelsScissorsBlue tack

• First of all the children have to draw their fishes, turtles, sea horses or any other ocean animal they like.

After they are finished, we cut them and put them on the mural background. It makes the classroom colourful and vibrant.

Chicken Masks

There comes a time during the year that we have to make masks for the children. This is an easy version of chicken masks.  I did this activity with senior infants.
I do advise to cut the masks yourself and the beak to save time.

Materials:
Cardboard or a cereal box
Yellow Crepe Paper
Orange felt for the beak and red felt for the top part on the head. Black felt for the eyes
Glue
brushes for glue
Pipe cleaners

• After we have the mask shape cut off, we are going to spread white glue all over the surface to work. We place black felt on top of the eyes, making sure to open a small holes in both eyes for the child to be able to see.

• We tear a bit of crepe paper and we turn it into a small ball, then we stick it on. Trying to cover the whole surface and not leaving any white spaces.

• We then place a bit of glue and then red felt on the top of the head, and cut it.

• We use Pipe Cleaners to keep tie the mask on their heads.

• And now its ready to be used for any play or Nativity activity.

A Heart Mobil

We continue with our Valentines activities.

Materials:

Cardboard

Tissue Paper of different colours

Scissors

Glue

Plaster of Paris

Moulds for Plaster of Paris

Fairy Liquid soap

Water

Wool

• First of all we draw a heart on a piece of cardboard or cereal box, I love using recyclable materials because we reuse them instead of throwing them away.
• Afterwards we chose what colours we want for the heart, after we have chosen the colours we tear in small pieces the paper and make a small ball that will be glued onto the heart.

• Covering all the parts of the heart and be careful not to leave any blank spaces.

• The heart should look like this, and remember both surfaces of the heart should be covered.

• For the second part of our project, we cover with Fairy Liquid Soap the moulds of hearts so they wont stick to it. 

• After you have done that mix 3 parts of Plaster of Paris with two parts of water and mix it well with a spatula watching carefully that there are no lumps in the mixture.

• When the mixture is ready pour it over the hearts. 

• Let them dry for 40 to 50 minutes.

• After they are dry, take them out of the moulds and they are ready to be painted.

• And voila here is the finished mobil.

A great activity for children in 2nd class, in case you don't have plaster of Paris we can use clay for the hearts.
In here we are using different materials to make this activity. We are covering the areas of construction, painting, fabric, clay or plaster of Paris. 
Good for working fine motor skills, imagination, hand and eye connection and the use of various materials.

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Fluffy Hearts

Valentines is coming and we have work to do.
This activities  can be done with younger children, just take into account that you will have to draw the heart for them.

Materials:
Sugar Paper of different colours
Glue
Heart Template
Colours and crayons

• First of all we chose the colour that we want for the heart, it can be pink, any other colour or a combination of different tones.
• After we had selected the colour, we tear the paper with our fingers. 
• We apply glue to the heart and start pasting them on top of it.

• After we are finished gluing the paper on the heart if we want we can decorate the rest of the page with colours or crayons. 

Its a great activity to work and develop fine motor skills, hand and eye connection, learn about valentines and get our imagination working. 

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Rainbow Fairy Wings

Let's have a new adventure and start making fairy wings.

We will need a few things to get this project going.

Materials:

Metal Wire

Glue

Newspaper

Brushes and pliers

Crepe Paper of different colours.

Elastic Cord, needle and thread.

• First of all we have to make the shape of the wings with the wire.

• After we have done the shape of the wings, we cover them with newspaper and glue to make them as hard and durable as possible. Making sure to cover all the wings.

• Once they are all covered with newspaper we let them dry completely.

• Once they are dried we have to draw the design we would like on them. I chose to make Rainbow Fairy Wings.

• First of all we choose the colours we need to work with and cut them in small strips, then we start putting them on the newspaper working from the bottom to the top. I find it easier to put the glue with a brush working my way up.

• Making sure to cover all the wings.

• And here we have some Rainbow Fairy Wings ready to use.

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Vowels with egg cartons