You can create pictures that look like snowflakes by using old strawberry baskets and paint or glitter.
By Gena Yarbrough [Gena is an Saltillo Elementary in Saltillo, MS.]
What You Need:
- small vegetable or fruit baskets – one per every 3 children is best
- washable white glue
- silver glitter
- OR
- white paint
- paintbrushes
- sturdy paper (dark color)
- shallow pans or trays
What You Do:
There are two ways to make snowflake prints…
Version One – Glitter
- Discuss the linear quality of the baskets.
- With help of teacher, children cut out a circle from the bottom of the fruit basket. (The type which has a radiating pattern is best.) You should end up with a “snowflake template”.
- Dip the template into glue in a tray.
- Help child lightly and gently stamp glue covered template onto paper. There should be a glue print left on the paper.
- Sprinkle glitter over glue “print”.
- Shake excess glitter off.
- Allow to dry.
- Extend by writing about snow, winter, Christmas memories, etc.
Version Two – Paint
- With help of teacher, children cut out a circle from the bottom of the fruit basket. (The type which has a radiating pattern is best.) You should end up with a “snowflake template”.
- Dip the template into white paint in a tray.
- Help child lightly and gently stamp the paint-covered template onto paper. There should be a “snowflake” print left on the paper.
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