For this activity, use a gallon size Ziplock bag.
Place approximately 1/2 cup of tempera paint in the ziplock bag, remove air and seal. Work the paint around until it filled the bag.
Have child make lines, shapes or letters by moving his finger along outside of the bag.
As an alternative, you can use shaving cream mixed with food coloring instead of the tempera paint.
Have the child crumple the newspapers into small paper balls.
Stuff the paper bag with the crumpled newspapers.
Use the yarn or a ribbon to tie a knot close to the edge of the open end to close the paper bag.
Ask the child to paint the filled paper bag using either a brush or cotton balls.
Glue large googly eyes.
For grading, you can ask the child to draw eyes on construction paper and cut/glue it onto the paper bag.
Lay a piece of yarn on the fish (below the eyes) to make a mouth. Use some glue to hold it in place.
To promote tactile perception, you can let the child finger paint the paper bag instead of using other media.
This activity should be done outdoors and is designed for more than one child.
For each child, fill 3 bottles one-half or two-thirds full with water. Add a couple of tablespoons of oil, a couple of drops of paint, and a handful of sequences. Mark a “START” point and place all the bottles at this point.
Mark an “END” line on the opposite side (you can use a rope, a blanket, or some chairs).
Ask the children to line up at the starting point and pick up a bottle.
On your mark, ask the children to walk as fast as they can, without dropping their bottle, to the endpoint.
Once they get to the end point, have them put their bottle down and walk back to get another bottle.
The first child that transfers all his/her bottles from the starting point to the end point, wins!
Place paint in a shallow bowl or a paper plate. Have the child dip a piece of marshmallow or foam in the paint and stamp it onto the construction paper.
You can let the child create his own picture or if you would like to work on visual-motor skills, you can have the child trace lines, shapes, and letters.
You can use small or big marshmallow for this activity.
For children that tend to place objects in their mouths, you might want to try using Jell-O mixed with a small amount of water and use it as your paint.
Pull open the TP roll all the way.
Provide the child with paint and a brush and instruct him to paint it. You can also choose markers or crayons to color the snake.
Once dry, you can have the child use Q-tips to paint the snake, or crumble little pieces of tissue paper, and/or use stickers.
Depending on the child developmental skills, either cut a snake’s tongue out of red construction paper or have him cut it himself.
Finally, the child can glue the tongue and the wiggly eyes on one end of the TP roll. If you don’t have wiggly eyes in hand, you can use small buttons.
