Collage a Magical Hat

It is not possible to go out to the store and purchase supplies while we are all sheltering in place to stay well and avoid spreading the Covid-!9 virus. This little project helps you stretch your creativity to use what you can find in your cupboards and drawers. No two hats will look the same. I made this video for the children where I teach part-time, but feel free to participate here. If you would like to share your work, I will happily post it on thie site. Just email a jpeg, and your name if you would like to receive credit.

Paper Punch Collage

I'm preparing materials for "Crazy Shape" collages to do with some pre-schoolers. I bought three colors of card stock and a white card stock (tag board) for the background plus three hole punches, two circles in different sizes and one square. I'm cutting the colored card stock into strips and punching the shapes into them. I will let the children experiment with the punches, as well. The point of the exercise is for the children to layer on the strips and create new shapes. I'm going to experiment with a new gluing method, and if that is a success I will post about that next time.

I think they will be quite striking!