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Ants at the Picnic Mural
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Old magazine, Scissors, paper plates, paper, Ink Pads, glue
Directions: Cut out pictures of food (or let the children do it) out of magazines.
Give each of your children a paper plate. Have them glue their plates to a paper tablecloth. Then have the children glue the food pictures on
the plates. Let them add "ants" to the mural by lightly touching their thumbs to washable black ink pads and pressing their thumbs on the
tablecloth. Hang the tablecloth on the wall or a bulletin board.
Picnic Basket
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need: Paper, glue, old magazines
Directions: Take a 9x12 piece of brown construction paper and fold in half. Lay
lighter or darker brown strips across top (woven basket effect). Make a handle that sticks up and glue on top of basket. Open up paper and glue
on foods that were previously cut out of newspaper flyers and magazines--picnic-type foods. Cover a piece of tagboard with cut up red
and white checked table cloth. Glue basket on that. And don't forget the ants. (Oriental Trading). Or use an ant stamp.
Picnic Basket (3-D)
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need: Strawberry basket and ribbon
Directions: Get some plastic strawberry containers and some ribbon for weaving.
Have the children weave their own mini picnic basket.
Ant
Thumbprints
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Black paint or ink pad, paper, marker
Directions: Make thumbprints and then add legs and faces if desired.
Perfect Picnic Places
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Old Magazines, story paper
Directions: What could be more relaxing than daydreaming about the perfect picnic
spot? As students call them out, list picnic settings such as the beach, the park and the mountains. Then supply students with garden,
travel or nature magazines or a collection of landscape photographs. Have each student choose a picture setting which appeals to him/her.
Glue their picture to the upper portion of a sheet of story paper. Then write as they dictates about picnicking in this special location.
Encourage the use of a lot of descriptive words.
Food Collage
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
magazines, scissors, glue, paper
Directions: Have students cut from magazines food they would take on a picnic. Make
a collage.
Sponge print
Ants
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Sponges, paint, paper and marker
Directions: No picnic would be complete without a pesky ant or
two. To make these cute little critters cut 3 circles out of sponge. Each circle should be a different size. With brown or black tempera
paint have the kids sponge the 3 circles onto manila paper. When the paint is dry add features to the ants ( legs, eyes, etc.) with a
marker. These are really cute!
The ABC's of a
Picnic added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Paper, crayons, markers, or paint
Directions: Assign a Letter to each
student (some may have to get 2). Give them a die-cut of the letter and have them think of something picnic-related
that begins with their letter (i.e. B-blanket). They then draw or paint on paper that picture and place their letter by their picture. Good for
a book.
What to have on a Picnic
added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
Paper, crayons or markers
Directions: Have the children draw pictures of what they have eaten (or can eat) on
a picnic. Such as sandwiches, potato chips, pop, potato salad, etc.
Place
Mat added
5-20-01 Original Author
Unknown
Need:
paper, laminate or contact paper, glue, scissors
Directions: Make place mats for picnics. Cut out pictures of ants and paste them on
construction paper and have them laminated.
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