Today I decided to do something different and I let Ladybug choose what she wanted to learn about. She chose butterflies. So I searched on Pinterest and came up with a simple craft that looked like a lot of fun. We found the tutorial for our craft on http://www.mamasaywhat.com/easy-diy-tie-dye-butterflies-craft/?fb_action_ids=10205487321094186&fb_action_types=og.shares . Ladybug had a lot of fun coloring with markers on a surface other than construction paper. She absolutely loved spraying water on her artwork and watching the colors combine. She is three, so she squirted quite a few times and lost most of the color. It is great to watch her learn by making mistakes. She discovered that using less water worked better.
I enjoy doing art projects with her so I tried this project out with her. I didn't squirt my artwork as much as she did so the vibrant colors remained. We allowed the coffee filters to dry during nap time and resumed the project afterwards. This seemed to work perfectly as they were all dry by then. When she woke up we folded the coffee filters like an accordion and then placed them inside of a pipe cleaner that we folded in half. We made sure to leave enough room for the butterfly antenna. I will post pictures of the finished product tomorrow. I got busy with household duties and didn't quite get a chance to get a picture of the finished product.
Today we also used some butterfly and flower stamps to make pictures, cut out some of the butterfly stamps and used them to practice counting. To keep with the butterfly theme that L chose we read books that had butterflies in them.
This was our fun day, I hope yours was just as great!
Hugs,
Mommy K
The start of Ladybug's artwork today.
The supplies we used to make our butterflies.
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