Mailbox Arts and Crafts For All Seasons2

Spring Windows

Materials for Each Child:

1 piece of 8* x 18“ waxed paper 1 tissue-paper flower. egg. and bunny glue

Clagg Preparationg:

Use the pattems on page 84 to cut one tissue-paper flower. one egg. and one bunny for each child. Cul a piece of 8“ x 18” waxed paper for each child. Have tape ready.

Plrectiong:

1.    Fold the waxed paper in hall lengthwise

2.    Open the paper out fiat; then spread glue on one side. Carefully tay the tissue-paper shapes on the glued side.

3.    Fold the waxed paper over carefully 10 sandwich the tissue-paper shapes. Allow 10 dry.

4.    Tape the artwork to the classroom wmdow. so that the sun can shine

through. O

High In The Sky

Materials for fach Child:

1 construction-paper kitę cutout 1 piece ol dnnking straw. 10' in length i piece of drinking straw, 6" in length 6 strips of 1 * x 3* fabric a long length of stnng tempera paints pamtbrushes and glue

Class Preparationg:

Use the pattern on the opposrte page to cut a kitę shape for each child. from construction paper. Also. cut stx fabric strips and two different lengths of dnnking straw for each child. Have tape ready.

Pirectlong:

1.    Paint the kitę your favonte color and allow to dry.

2.    Glue lengths of straw in a cross from comer to comer as shown

3.    Tie the strips of fabric along the stnng. O

4.    Tape one end of the string to the kitę, as shown. O

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