Thursday, April 24, 2008

Paper Plethora

For Ages: All Ages
Paper is an inexpensive medium for encouraging creativity because it can be torn, ripped, wadded, crumpled, folded, taped, pasted, rolled, wrapped and scribbled on.

PAPER PLETHORA

Materials:
Paper: Squirrel away any scraps of different kinds of paper, such as gift wrapping paper, wax paper, discarded envelopes, photocopy paper, colored paper, aluminum foil, magazines, greeting cards, magazines, paper bags, toothpaste boxes and gift boxes.
Large box: to store the papers
Glue and or tape
Crayons or markers

Directions:
Have a Paper Day
Bring out the box of paper goodies and let your child have at them.

Tear out magazine pictures and paste them on a paper to make a collage.

Make new greeting cards out of wrapping paper designs or out of old greeting cards. Make sculptures out of aluminum foil. Tear small pieces of different colors and make a mosaic picture. Crumpled small pieces of tissue paper and make a 3-D flower on paper.

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