Friday, November 30, 2012

Preschool: Peppermint Candy Craft

Tis the season for all things Christmas! I LOVE it! I cannot tell you how tired I am of apple, leaf, fall and turkey crafts! I needed something new and exciting! This is my favorite month for crafts at preschool! I hope you enjoy this simple craft that uses fine motor and gross motor skills to complete!


Grab:
-A salad spinner that looks like this:
(It needs to have the handle that allows you to spin it, not the pump version.)

-Small paper plates that will fit inside. I used dessert sized.
-red and green paint
-cellophane or plastic wrap
-tape
-yarn

Go:
-Place the paint in the spinner. 
-Help children drop small blobs of red and green paint all over the paint. Make sure you get some        near the middle. 
-Place the lid on and have the children use the handle to spin the plate inside. 
-After the plates are dry, wrap each in plastic wrap and secure with tape on the back. I also tide the excess wrap on each side with a little red yarn to keep it in place. (My assistant and I did the the wrapping and tying part, but you could have older kids do that part on their own. 





5 comments:

  1. Those are adorable! I will definitely have to work this idea into our plans soon.

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  2. So cute! My kids would LOVE to spin the salad spinner, and how fun for them to learn about centrifugal force!

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  3. What a way to jazz up a paper plate. These are adorable!

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  4. Those turned out really cute! We love salad spinner crafts and will have to try this!
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