Help your child to cut a pizza-shaped slice out of a paper plate, then glue the point of the pizza slice to the opposite edge of the plate. Voila! You have made a fish. Now let your child go nuts with paint and decorations. If you don’t have a paper plate, this craft can also be done by cutting a circle out of regular paper.
Photo courtesy of Made Everyday.
Do you have a copy of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle? If not, you and your child can watch this lovely animated retelling. Read the story (or watch the video) together, then download and print this caterpillar hat from Primary Playground for your child to colour.
If you fancy some messy play, but have little ones who put everything in their mouths, try this amazing spin art activity from Babble Dabble Do, which uses yogurt and food colouring for paint. All you need is a large pot of yogurt, some food colouring, a bamboo skewer or pencil, some paper, a spot of hot glue or tape, and a large plastic tub (or bathtub, garden, driveway, etc. to keep the mess off your walls!).
Grab some laundry pegs and whatever interesting scraps of material you have in the house and let your children experiment with making their own Homemade Paint Brushes. This activity comes from Babble Dabble Do.
Here is an easy art project from Babble Dabble Do. Making Muffin Tin Prints is all about letting your kids experiment with colour. Supplies needed are a muffin tin (or similar), some different coloured paints, paintbrushes (or fingers!), paper and scissors.
