Sunday, October 14, 2007

Yarn Pix



FOR AGES:1-7
If you are going on a long car or plane ride, here is a game you might want to tuck into a plastic bag and take along.

INSTANT YARN PICTURE
MATERIALS:
Piece of coarse sandpaper
Bits of colored yarn

DIRECTIONS:
Cut pieces of different color yarn in various lengths and show your child how the yarn sticks to the sandpaper and then can be pulled off.

Make an abstract design together taking turns laying down a piece until it feels complete. Make another picture of something real such as a house or the sun . First, she puts down a piece of yarn and then, inspired by that placement, you add your piece next to hers. She then adds another piece to the growing abstract design and you both continue on until all the yarn is used up or the design feels complete.

Take all the yarn off and do it again together. Maybe, this time doing a recognizable picture like a house or sun. Or let her experiment on her own.

No sandpaper and yarn handy? You can play a similar version of this game using cooked spaghetti and a cloth place mat!

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