Mailbox Arts and Crafts For All Seasons3

summer

Bug Garden

Materials For Each Chłld:

1 sheet 9* x 12" construction paper lempera paints in saucers tóack fine*!ip marker

Class Preparatłon9:

Pour paint mto saucers.

Płrectłons:

t. Curl up your littfe linger and dtp the stele of ii mto parni Press onto the paper topnnt a snails shell. Wash your hand.

2.    Straighten out your finger and dip the side mlo a different-colored paint. Print a linę under the snail's Shell lor the body. as shown

3.    Make butterflies and ladybugs using thumb and lingerprints. as shown.

Ą. When the paint is dry. use a marker to add antennae and other markmgs to the bugs

Summer Garden

Materials For Each Chłld:

3-5 squares of colored tissue paper. 4" x 4*

1 straw

brown non-hardening modelmg clay and glue

Class Preparatłons'-

For this group project. cut a class supply of tissue-paper squares.

Pirectiong:

1.    Twist squares of tissue paper together then glue them at the twisted join to make flowers : ■ >

2.    Push the flowers mside one end of a straw, as shown. Allow to dry

3.    Press modeling clay along the length of the classroom windowsill to make a flower bed t' .

4.    Poke the end of the straw mto the clay.

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