Activity: Make an American flag using the children's handprints
and footprints. On a large piece of white paper, use their feet for the red
stripes. Paint the corner blue and then add their handprints for the stars.
The children love this - and so does everyone else!
My director requested that each class prepare an art project to display in our
lobby (our child development center is located in a YMCA). I cut out the shape
of the USA (almost 9" by 11") in red, white, and blue paper. I let each child
pick which color "USA" they wanted to paint. We then gave them small bowls of
red, white and blue glitter paint. They painted their "USA" with those "bristly
rings" made of rubber (available at Oriental Trading. Then we glued their
painting to a different background color paper (for example, if a child chose a
red USA, we offered them either blue or white for the background. Next, they
sprinkled very tiny, golden, holographic stars (from Michael's)over their projects. They turned out adorably. The kids really got into
mixing the paint colors, too!
P.S. This project was done in a High/Scope school--that's why color choosing is
significant.
