This is a fun craft that even babies and toddlers can participate in. (Grandparents love these, too-- at least Weston's sure did!) My almost one-year-old and I made this one. Here's how we did it:
1. Crayola Wonder fingerpaints and paper-- we used the Crayola Wonder fingerpaint to make the handprints. These paints are a clear gel that I just rubbed onto Weston's hands. Then I pressed his hands onto the special Crayola Wonder paper. After just a second the handprints show up green (or whichever color you choose).
2. I gave Weston a full sheet of construction paper and let him do some coloring with crayons to decorate it. I had to show him how to use crayons, since this was his first experience with them, but he quickly got the hang of it.
3. While he was coloring sitting in his highchair, I traced around his foot on a piece of brown construction paper. Then I cut out the foot shape and the handprints that we had already made.
4. I glued the foot and handprints onto Weston's art work. Then I added a face, including a nose made out of red glitter glue.
Fun, quick, and easy-- just the way I like my craft projects! Try it with your child-- older kids could make them more elaborate and do the entire project themselves. Enjoy!
1. Crayola Wonder fingerpaints and paper-- we used the Crayola Wonder fingerpaint to make the handprints. These paints are a clear gel that I just rubbed onto Weston's hands. Then I pressed his hands onto the special Crayola Wonder paper. After just a second the handprints show up green (or whichever color you choose).
2. I gave Weston a full sheet of construction paper and let him do some coloring with crayons to decorate it. I had to show him how to use crayons, since this was his first experience with them, but he quickly got the hang of it.
3. While he was coloring sitting in his highchair, I traced around his foot on a piece of brown construction paper. Then I cut out the foot shape and the handprints that we had already made.
4. I glued the foot and handprints onto Weston's art work. Then I added a face, including a nose made out of red glitter glue.
Fun, quick, and easy-- just the way I like my craft projects! Try it with your child-- older kids could make them more elaborate and do the entire project themselves. Enjoy!
I've seen several fun reindeer crafts recently. They are easy to make and are great gifts too! Just click HERE for the instructions for this one.
No Kindermusik classes this week (Dec. 10th-13th) due to the ice storm. We will follow the Norman public schools closing schedule.
See you next week!
Art Train USA will be making a stop in Norman this weekend (Nov. 30-Dec.2)! This traveling art exhibit will only be stopping in two locations in Oklahoma, and your last chance to see it will be in Norman this weekend, just south of the train depot. AND, admission is FREE! But that's not all-- while you're in downtown Norman, be sure to visit the Art Walk-- galleries and businesses all over downtown will be featuring new exhibitions, live music and more. You can read all the details here and here. It's a great opportunity for the kids to go on board a real train, see a variety of styles of art, and hear live music. Should be fun for the whole family. There are even carriage rides from the depot to the Art Train on Friday night!
I just discovered this book today at the library. It is a wonderful resource for parents and early childhood teachers. It lists many books for babies and toddlers, and then goes on to give example activities from each book. The activities are suggestions on how to read the book, games to play with the story, actions to go with the rhymes, and more. The authors also offer insight as to how each activity helps your child develop their language skills and a love of reading. It is hard to describe, but definitely worth checking out!
What would you do with a house full of relatives? We had 22 people all together at my in-laws house! So, we decided to make a movie. We actually planned it a little in advance, because we wanted to have something more fun than the "usual" home movies. We sent each of the nieces and nephews one line about a week ahead of time. They were to memorize their line before they came. No one knew what the story was about except for "Gramps," the narrator. When we all arrived on Wednesday afternoon, we entertained the kids (and ourselves) with the filming. It was great fun! Then, Clay edited the movie late that night, and on Thanksgiving afternoon we had the grand premiere. (When Clay and I were children, we each loved to put on shows for our respective families, so this was kind of an extension of our childhood dreams.) Keep in mind this was a really quick production, so it's not the same as our professional work, but it was a lot of fun, and made great memories to last for years! Feel free to watch it, maybe it will inspire your next family get together.
Giving Thanks
(Sing to the tune of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider.")
First, we give thanks for the food that we've been given
Then, we give thanks for the
houses that we live in.
And we give thanks for the
sun that shines above, but
Mostly we give thanks for the people that we love.
Reserve your place now in the spring semester of Kindermusik and the Theatre Experience! Visit Guiltner Creative Studios to enroll online. Enroll by December 15th, and receive $15 off your tuition!
Here's a fun Thanksgiving-themed craft that even young children can do (with a little help). It's also a good way to remember how cute those little hands and feet are. Just click here for instructions!
