{So this is a moms-y blog post. I warned you.} This is all about the "Thankful Tree" that Hayley & I made yesterday.
We used: 1 sheet brown foam paper, 1 large black posterboard, 1 sheet orange construction paper, colored pencils/markers/crayons, 2 little Hayley hands, 4 paint colors, q-tips & glitter pens. Oh and construction paper & a marker for hand shaped cutouts.
Maggie's Tip #1 for doing crafts with young kids: Use paper plates for your glues, paints, glitter etc. This way you can control the portions of material used & its easy for them to access without tipping over!
Tip #2: While you do some of the cutting/glue-ing for projects such as these, have them scribble on a sheet of construction paper to their heart's content. I used this scribbled-on paper later to cut out extra leaves for our tree that were nice & personalized with Hayley's special touch!
And tip #3: Messes are inevitable no matter how much you plan ahead.
Tip #4: See that flowery mat she's crafting upon? That's a plastic tablecloth that cost me all of 8 bux at Superstore. Buy one. Save your deck/floor/carpet etc.
So 1)we glued on the brown felt trunk and limbs. 2) we did the handprints! 3) I glued in some leaves I cut out. 4) I wrote in our title with a q-tip & white paint. I only used the Q-tip because I forgot where our paint brushes got put in the move! Simple enough, right? 4 steps + a lot of mess = pretty little family thanks-giving tree.
We did this craft right by the kitchen sink so we had easy access to water, soap, paper towels & garbage can! {Tip #5 I guess!!}
Tip #6: Crayola products with black lids now equal GREEN. Aka Kid friendly, no harmful toxins, better for the environment.
And voila! The finished product! Happy fall, Y'all!
1 comment:
awww! That's a great idea and it looks like Hayley had soo much fun!
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