Outgoing Ostriches

Happy Friday everyone! I just came up with a fun craft that incorporates some drawing, cutting and a bit of paper collage in the background. Here it is!

Each child will have different ideas for the background, so this is a flexible activity that may take longer for some of them to complete. The clouds are made of colourful tissue paper circles, but you can add anything you like to make the artwork look nice!

Duration: 30 – 45 min

Materials:
– Markers
– Black Pen/Sharpie
– Construction Paper 
– Feathers
– Tissue Paper 

Rainbow Giraffes

“There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.” -Peter James

Check out these cute giraffes, a fun activity to start off the day! All you need to give your students is a pre-cut giraffe figure with yellow and pink construction paper. Then, you can prepare smaller rectangles of different colours for your little ones to cut into small strips. Dont’ forget the spots too- Glitter or scrunched up tissue paper would look amazing : )

Duration: 15-30 min

Materials:
– Assorted Construction Paper
– Black Permanent Marker
– Tissue Paper
– Glue

Autumn Colours

“Fall has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” -Lauren deStefano

I hope it’s not too late to post this craft activity 🙂 Most leaves may have fallen off already, but we can still reminisce the beauty of autumn by putting together our very own tree with vibrant colours and swirling leaves.

Duration: 20 – 30 min

Materials: 
– Construction Paper
– Tissue Paper
– Pre-cut leaves 
– Scissors and White Glue

 

Here are some tips:
– Use the back of a pencil to shape and scrunch up tissue paper
– Prepare some pre-cut leaves with a paper leaf cutter

 

Fabulous Zebra

” I asked the Zebra,
Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me, 
Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways? Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on and on and on he went. 

I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes….again.”
– Shel Silverstein

Here’s a fun activity to start the day: 
Draw a zebra with a black marker and then decorate with rainbow-striped colours! 

How will your zebra look like? 🙂