AGE RANGE
I got this idea from Preschooler's Busy Book. The book is written for ages 3-6. I did this with my 4 year old and 2.5 year old, so I know it can be done with a 2.5 year old. I would say if your child enjoys painting or coloring, she will enjoy this activity.
SKILLS DEVELOPED
- Science (if you talk about spiders)
- Art
- Fine motor skills
- Cardboard egg carton
- Scissors
- Pipe cleaners
- Paint, markers, or crayons
- Construction paper for eyes (or a marker)
- Glue (if you used construction paper)
- Thread or yarn (optional)
- Cut out the cup sections of the egg carton
- Get out supplies
- If you are painting and you are like me, prep the area (art smock/T-shirt/down to underwear and a vinyl tablecloth)
- Have your child color/paint the egg cup
- After the egg cup dries, insert pipe cleaner into the cup to be legs. I poked holes in the cup so the kids could insert it themselves and work on their fine motor skills
- Bend the pipe cleaner so it looks like legs
- Draw eyes or attach eyes out of construction paper
- Optional: attach string to the top so you can hang it somewhere
This is kind of cheesy and they don't look a lot like spiders...but it is a fun thing to do.
1 comment:
We did this one from the Preschooler's Busy Book, too. The paint I chose did not make much of a mark on the plastic-y egg carton. Oops. They were a watery grayish yellow. Other than that, they did the job and when hanging from threads on our front door, got some attention from the trick-or-treaters. :)
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