Materials:
- coffee filters(the flat round kind)
- washable markers
- construction paper
- crayons
- water
- spray bottle or tooth bush
- scissors
- glue
Directions:
- Take a coffee filter and color randomly with blue and green.
- Spray with water or sprinkle on water with toothbrush. The colors will mix together. Allow to dry.
- Trace hands on construction paper and cut out.
- Glue hands together on a sheet of paper with thumbs facing out. Only glue the palm parts.
- Glue the Earth on top of the hands.
- Fold up the fingers to look like they are holding the Earth.
Hi! I shared this idea in a round-up on my blog today:
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Thank you for the inspiration! : )
we did this with a group of 3 to 5 year old children ... found out that crayola markers are more vibrant and work best - other name brands fade when sprayed with water ...
ReplyDeleteI did this with a 3&5 year old. To make it more stain glass looking, I wet the coffee filter and then they dabbed the paint on. I cut a frame out of construction paper and glued the hands prints on. This is really neat. They learn the song-"He's Got the Whole World In His Hands".
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