I love crafts! Some of my interest and love for crafts may come from my early years of teaching! We had no art teacher, so as an elementary teacher, I was responsible for the art activities my students did! I wanted it to be fun, easy, and something they would be proud of!!!! I haven't lost that love for helping younger ones work on a craft.
I have taken a big interest in a site on the web in which ideas are available for us to see and use. The site is called Pinterest! While browsing through their many pictures, I came across and idea that I thought Cora Ann would enjoy. All that was needed included pinwheel macaroni, tacky glue, paint brush, and glitter. Using the glue, you will start forming a snowflake by gluing the pieces together. Using the glitter, you would be putting the "shimmer" on each snowflake.
I also had parchment paper, small paper doilies, and paint brushes. I used the parchment paper as a way to protect the table. The paper doilies were used as a means for Cora to see where she could place the pinwheels! And since I bought glitter glue, we used the brushes to spread the glitter all around!
Cora was a very willing and capable "student!" She grasped the idea quickly and was following my directions swiftly. She even got her Granddad to help with the snowflakes! She was watching closely what I said and did, and when it was her turn to do the work, she made sure she put the pinwheels in the right spot!!!!! You will see some of the finished products in the following pictures!
Concentrating on the placement of each shell!!!
She was looking at Mammaw to make sure she was doing it correctly!
Back to work . . . . She was putting the glue on the shell so she could attach it to another one on the doilie
She was very meticulous as to where each shell belonged! You can see one of the flakes drying in the lower left hand side in the following picture!
Deep concentration when putting the glitter in the snowflake!
One thing we did discover was that Cora did not like getting the glue on her fingers!
Once we were finished with the snowflakes . . . . Cora want to play with her play dough!
Rolling the dough up into a ball
One thing we did discover was that Cora did not like getting the glue on her fingers!
Once we were finished with the snowflakes . . . . Cora want to play with her play dough!
Rolling the dough up into a ball
We ended up making purple snowmen!
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