Florida Blue Crab Lesson Plan: Painting for Kids

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FLORIDA BLUE CRAB

Grade: K-6 • Age: 4-12 • Written by: Amy Schamburek
[Amy is the creator of 20ishparents]

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What You Need:

blue & orange tempera paint
construction paper (8 1/2 x 11")
Black felt-tip marker
newspaper

What You Do:

Spread newspaper over the work area.
Paint inside of both hands, including thumbs and fingers, with blue paint.
Make two prints with hands pointing in opposite directions and heels of palms slightly overlapping (thumbs pointing down).
Dip tip of finger in orange paint and draw two "stalks" (for eyes) extending from the palm area. Print a dot at the end of each stalk and add an eye inside each dot with black maker.
Dip pad of thumb in orange paint and make a print at the end of each thumb print for claws. Draw a smile with a black marker.

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