Submitted by:
Carol Ingram , a teacher at Mainland Christian School in Texas City, TX.
Objectives:
Students will build small motor skills.
What You Need:
Blue construction paper
White construction paper
Manila paper & brown construction paper
Gold cord or gold paper
Safety scissors
What You Do:
Children trace hands on white construction paper and cut shapes out. Assist where necessary.
Children cut triangle out of white paper. Assist where necessary.
Children cut circle out of manila paper or brown construction paper. Assist where necessary. (Use color to match you child's skin tone).
Glue handprints onto blue construction paper and then triangle just over the hands. (Hands will form the wings, and the triangle with form the angel's body)
Glue the circle at the top of the triangle, just covering the tip.
Glue the gold cord just above the circle to form a halo.
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Hand Print Animal Art
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