Shape identification, scissor practice, color identification, counting, color mixing, symmetry…this activity has it all!
Materials: paper, writing utensil, scissors, paint, pipe cleaners, glue
- Fold your paper in half
- Draw a heart on the paper with the bottom portion stopping short on the fold *Older children can draw this themselves for shape drawing practice! Younger children can practice identifying the shape*
- Cut out the heart *2 year olds can cut hand over hand while children 3 and up can practice cutting independently while being supervised*
- Open the heart and drip paint on half of it *Children can identify the colors they are using, count the number of drops they add or can be given a certain number and have to match their number of drops to the number given*
- Fold the heart in half
- Press down on the paper to transfer the paint onto the opposite side
- Gently peel the two sides apart *Notice if any colors have mixed and discuss which two colors make one new color*
- Allow time for the paint to dry
- Fold the pipe cleaner in half
- Twist the pipe cleaner together, leaving room for the two ends to stick out as antennas
- Glue the pipe cleaners to the center fold of the butterfly
- Allow time for the glue to dry
- Enjoy!
