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This is an activity
that's open to lots of possibilities, only limited by
the imagination and abilities of the child creating
them. The age for this project will depend on the skills
and interests of the children doing it. Toddlers are
capable of gluing, but not all of them are interested in
it, nor do many of them understand how to put things
together with glue yet (they prefer to "paint" with it
when very young and inexperienced). Use your judgement
for what age your children would be interested and
capable of this project.
Supplies Needed:
- juice
lids...the
kind off of frozen juice containers...you will
want to take a nail and hammer and poke a hole
in each one prior to this project if you are
planning on hanging them. Don't forget to hammer
down any jagged edges around the hole.
- glue...I
like to color my glue with
liquid watercolors...it
dries bright and colorful!
-
a variety of decorating supplies such as:
-
puzzle pieces...I
like to buy puzzles from yard sales and just
dump all the pieces together in a bin for
art projects...you can use old puzzles with
missing pieces as well...and find different
sizes and shapes of puzzle pieces for a
variety of options.
-
confetti and/or glitter
-
string
-
construction paper
-
aluminum foil
-
photos or cut-out magazine pics
-
beads
-
colored pasta or rice
-
stickers
-
feathers
-
and anything else that strikes your fancy
that the kids might like to add to their
project!
-
string or paper clips for hanging the finished
product
What To Do:
Put out all
the supplies and let the kids go to it!
If they
want to decorate both sides of the juice lids, they will
need to let one side dry first. Or you can use the other
side to put their name and date.
If they
want to put pictures of themselves or family members on
the lids, you will want to have plain glue (not colored)
that is a little watered down to decoupage them (glue
the pic on and then paint over with a layer or 2 of the
watered glue to seal it) to make them more permanent.
Puzzle
pieces make great sculptured items if piled in neat
designs on top of each other.
Don't tell
the kids how to do this project...just let them know
that the lids are for making ornaments and let them use
their own imaginations as to how they put it together.
You
could also choose to put magnets on the back (instead of
hanging them) or hang from a coat hanger as a mobile or
wind chime (see
this project idea for wind chimes)...the
possibilities are endless! HAVE FUN!!
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