Hairy Harry added
6-30-98 Original Author
Unknown
Need: Styrofoam
cup or paper cup (recycle), scissors, construction
paper, markers, glue,
buttons (or cut them out of paper for young children),
potting soil, rye grass seeds
Directions:
1. Have the children cut eyes, ears, mouths, nose, etc.
out of construction paper and glue in place on
their cup. Let them also use markers to color on the
cup. Let them use buttons to embellish or anything else you may have
lying around.
2. Have the children fill their cups
about 2/3 full of potting soil. Then plant the
rye grass seeds in the soil. Place the cups in a sunny place and water
regularly.
3. Hairy Harry will begin to grow
"hair" in about seven days.
Hands
added 3-5-99 Original
Author Unknown
Ask the children to carefully trace
one of their hands and cut out the tracing. Have
them write their names on the cutouts and keep them to
attach to and identify artwork throughout the year.
Hand Prints added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Make hand prints with a washable ink pad
Indian Headbands
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Fold a strip of cloth and measure it
on your head. Mark the length that is most
comfortable for you. Attach velcro dots to the ends with a
glue gun (An Adult should do this) Bands can be painted to created Indian
symbols. Use a slender brush, and acrylic or poster paint.
Hearts
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Sponge paint hearts on paper
Hole Punch
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Have each child use a Hole puncher. Then
have the children glue then on to a letter H.
Hats
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Make hats from paper bowls and decorate
them with feathers, glitter, etc. Get pictures of different hats and have
the kids had to match them with the occupation. Coloring books are a great
source for different hat pictures.
Horse added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Stick horses are fun to make. Draw a
horse head outline add features staple 2 sides
together , stuff with newspaper and add either a empty gift wrapping
roll or a paper towel one will also work Then you can
do all kinds of races.
Hand Puppets
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Fill colored disposable rubber gloves with
water and tie them, to make hand puppets.
More Handprints
added
3-5-99 Original Author
Unknown
Do a hand print in "Salt
Clay". Mix 1 1/2 cups of salt, 4 cups flour, and
1 1/2 cups water. When dough forms a ball around the spoon. Knead
the dough well, adding water if it is to crumbly. Set the oven
at 150 degrees Celsius and bake until hard (keep an eye on it in
the oven). This when cool can be painted with paint and decorated if
wanted.
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