There are so many great activities to do with the letter B, but my favorite activities involve bubbles. There is something magical about creating a bubble, and something even greater about capturing a bubble in art.
Blowing Bubbles
Materials: Dish soap, food coloring or tempera paint, medium size containers or bowls, straws, watercolor paper.
WARNING: many young children are used to sucking liquid through a straw and will accidentally suck the liquid into their mouths in this activity. Make sure you only use non-toxic paints, and cut a small triangle out of the straw so they can't suck it up as easily.
Mix about a tablespoon of dish soap with 2 or 3 tablespoons of paint, and 1/2 cup of water. Let the child blow through the straw into the liquid making bubbles. When the bubbles rise above the rim of the container place the paper on top. The colored bubbles will leave a bubble print behind. Repeat on the same paper for a cool layered look.Bubble Wrap Prints
Materials: bubble wrap, paint, paper, paintbrushes
This is a great way to recycle your old bubble wrap. Paint directly on the bubble side of the bubble wrap, then place paper on painted bubbles and press lightly to make contact with all of the bubbles. Remove paper and voila, beautiful bubble art. I think the smaller bubble wrap works best for this project.
Bead Bracelets
Materials: Beads, buttons, pipe cleaners.
This is a great fine motor activity. Place beads and buttons in a small bowl and let your child thread them onto a pipe cleaner. When they are all done they can twist the pipe cleaner to make a bracelet. The best part about the pipe cleaner is that it hold the beads in place, and keeps them from sliding off if your child drops the bracelet while they are beading.
Next week: Letter C Crayons, Carpet Prints, and Corn Syrup
No comments:
Post a Comment