This Idea Came From: The Little Hands Art Book by Judy Press, Page 53Our Experience: Emma's cousins came over this morning for a visit so we flipped through the book of crafts and found one they all wanted to do together. First, I took out remnant craft paper of different colors and let them each rip two colors each onto paper plates. It really didn't matter what technique or size pieces they did- this was a nice stalling activity so I could gather glue onto another paper plate (I added a drop or two of water and mixed it on the plate so it would be easier to use with paint brushes). Markers were used to draw an outline of what they wanted to "mosaic" on the paper. Jake opted for the boy approach of getting right to the drawing, Kendall (older) copied what was in the book which was fantastic, and Emma wanted to do what Kendall was doing but needed help with the outline. No biggie. After that was established each of them took a brush of glue and figured out their own way. It was GREAT! Kendall glued the back of each piece, Jake made dots on the paper and stuck the paper to it, and Emma painted glue inside the whole shape area she wanted to mosaic and then started to place paper on it all at once. All good!
The Lesson: This was a nice project that made each of them aware and myself as well... that there are many different ways to accomplish the end result. Feeling good about what you are doing for yourself.. but appreciating what your neighbor is doing with the same concept is always one of my favorite discoveries. Sharing in preparing the paper... being careful with sneezing away from the loose paper... following steps.. and being creative with your own ideas. All in all a wonderful crafty morning. We love our cousins.
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