Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Art}

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity : “Footsy” the Reindeer {Lesson by Annie}   (Lesson inspired by: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/handprint-reindeer.asp). 

Description:  Children will create a Reindeer using the imprint of their foot and hands. This a great addition to the family Christmas tree for the years to come.

Materials:

Dark Brown Construction paper

Light Brown Construction paper

Two plastic craft eyes

Red cotton ball

Glue

Scissors

*The eyes and cotton ball can be substituted by just simply hand drawing it, and plain white paper will work by just coloring in the colors recommended.

Directions

1. Using the dark brown construction paper, trace your child’s right and left hand.

2. Using the light brown construction paper, trace your child’ s foot, either right or left.

3.  Cut out tracings.

4. Glue the left and right hand on the top of the foot (toe area), gluing the hands behind the foot. The hands will   resemble the reindeer’s antlers, the foot the face

5. Let dry for 5 minutes.

6.  Glue on eyes and cotton ball on the “foot area” to look like a “reindeer’s face.”

7. Don’t forget to write your child’s name and date on the back of reindeer, so you can enjoy it for the years to come. 

·      *You can also, hole punch it and loop and tie a piece of yarn through it, so it can be displayed on the Christmas tree as an ornament. 

Learning Opportunity:

1.  Count the number of fingers on the antlers.

2.  Distinguish the two colors of browns that were used, “dark” and “light."

3. Sing the famous “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” song.

Read Aloud: 

The Reindeer Pokey {From http://canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems11.html}.

{to the tune of The Hokey Pokey}

You put your antlers in.


You put your antlers out.


You put you antlers in,


And you shake them all about.


You do the Reindeer Pokey,


And you turn yourself around.


That's what it's all about!

You put your hooves in....


You put your red nose in....


You put your fluffy tail in...


You put your reindeer body in…

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}:

Stallone really enjoyed this lesson.  He had such a fun time putting together his reindeer.  He thought is was really neat to trace his hands and foot.  We put the reindeer on the refrigerator and he loves to point it out! This activity was really crafty and fun!