Preschool/KG
From200 Essential Preschool Activities, Julienne M. Olson
What to have - A roll of craft paper or newsprint - Markers, crayons, and colored pencils - Art supplies, including material, yarn, and buttons - Glue - Scissors - Mirrors
What to do Children will make and decorate life-sized outlines of themselves. Have each child take a turn lying down on a large sheet of paper. Encourage them to arrange their arms and legs in an interesting position and trace around the whole body with a fat marker. Provide art supplies and ask children to decorate their outlines. They can add material and buttons for clothing and yarn for hair, making their outlines three-dimensional if they choose. Talk about emotions while they draw facial details: How will they show themselves feeling? Why? You can provide mirrors for them to use, so they can see what they look like and attempt to recreate their appearance.
Why Children are thinking about their physical and emotional selves while they work. They use fine-motor skills to add items and color to their self-portraits.
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By Julienne M. Olson Copyright 2012 Preschool/KG