Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 1: Art}

                         Activity: Felt Jack-o’-Lantern

                                      Lesson by Annie

                          

                                  Theme: Halloween      Color: Black

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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}. 

Description: Your child will create a jack-o’-lanterns out of felt pieces.

Materials:

• 3 Orange, 2 Black, 1 Green, and 1 Brown Felt Square
• Scissors

Directions:
1. Cut out three pumpkins {preferably different sizes} out of orange felt pieces.
2. Cut out three sets of eyes, noses, and mouths {preferably all different from each other} from black felt.
3. Cut out 6 leaves and three stems from green and brown felt.
4. With child:

• Place all pumpkins in a row.
• Sort together eyes, noses, mouths, stems, and leaves.
• Create first jack-o’-lantern, naming different pieces of the face.
• Allow child to create two more jack-o’-lanterns of their choice.                                                  

5. Child should practice counting the number of eyes, noses, and mouths and tell you the various colors they see. You can also create “happy” and “sad” pumpkins.

Learning Opportunity: 

1.             Your child will practice creating jack-o’-lanterns using felt and their imaginations.

2.            Your child will practice counting and recoginizing different colors of the pumpkins.
3.            Your child will have gained confidence in the alphabet while completing this activity.

Mommy's Examples

Cut out felt pieces

Stallone {one year ago} making his Jack-o'-Lanterns

His finished pieces!

Read Aloud: 

Annie’s Book Recommendation

Title: Pumpkin Heads

By Wendell Minor

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

Stallone Tested & Approved: This is a fun activity for any child! These pictures were taken a year ago, I love seeing how much my baby has grown, and my son still enjoys creating his jack-o'-lanterns! His faces have improved :) I kept the felt in a ziplock bag in my activity tot, and plan on using it throughout the month and in the future! The felt was purchased at Joanne's Fabric, it's super cheap! Try this out, let me know how your little ones liked it!