Arts and Craft
Idea's
Prepare a tray, waterproof mat, wipes or bowl for washing hands afterwards. Keep a selection of colourful papers, crayons, pencils or felt tips out in a pencil case or a small pot so they stay organised.
Activities could include:
Tearing strips of paper using pincer grip fingers
Cutting thin strips of paper with scissors for collage materials later
Cutting drawn on lines and around shapes and pictures (older children)
Homemade playdough
Chalk, paint, drawing – a few on a tray, small bowl to keep bits in, mat or board for working on
Threading: small bowl of penne or macaroni pasta, string with knot at the end
Simple flowers: print, colour in and cut out a circle with petals or make it as elaborate as you can like
Use wood scraps, legos, felt and yarn pieces for collages
Sew, knit, crochet
Try origami
Paint with poster paints, chalk mixed with water, watercolours, oils, food colouring in water
Compose music
Make up stories and / or write stories
Make puppets
Write a puppet play (or any play), perform a reader’s theatre after building the sets
Tracing shadows
(A lovely idea to try at home)
