Visual Motor/Tactile Hack

Use a glue gun:

• For teaching kids to color within boundaries- trace the lines on a coloring worksheet. This will give kids some tactile feedback for coloring within an area.

• For adding some tactile input to worksheets and pre writing tasks- trace various lines, letters and numbers with a glue gun for kids to trace with their fingers for practicing letter and number formation. 

• To add dimension to an art project. We did this for an Earth Day watercolor painting project. Free heart earth template is available from: https://theclassroomcreative.com/2015/03/earth-day-craf-for-kids/

Spring Art Activity- Flower Garden

Looking for a cute spring art activity?? This is a flower stamping activity using empty paper rolls- just the right size for younger kids or kids with limited hand function to hold onto, but fun for any! 

Supplies:

tempera paint- a few colors

large piece of white paper

empty paper rolls (for paper towel rolls- cut in thirds)

scissors

black marker

Make snips in the end of a paper roll- you can vary the snips so that your flower petals look different:

Fan out the snips at the end of the roll. Dip the snipped end of the paper roll in tempera paint and stamp on the paper. We used a different color for each different flower. 

When the paint is dry, draw the flower middles and stems/leaves. An adult can do or assist with drawing for the preschoolers, older kids can do their own.