Sarpix
02-12-2008, 03:44 PM
Hi,
I saw that many of you are looking for christmas activity ideas with babiea. I worked with babies for 10 years before going into childminding so thought I would share some ideas.
Handprint reef
Do lots of green handprints, cut them out and stick around a cut out circle with a hole through the middle. Use the babies finger to print red berry finger prints and sprinkle red glitter on. Use a white footprint stuck upside down at the bottom of the inside of the reef as a candle and either do more finger prints or stick on your own flame.
Santa cards
Colour the fingers on the babies hand white and the palm of the hand light pink/beige print and then turn up side down to show santa's face and beard. Use finger prints for the eyes, nose etc
Handprint christmas tree
Either use just one upside down green handprint or cut out a few to make a big tree. I once made a big advent calandar by making a tree out of handprints, getting the children to finger paint the baubles and using the baubles as the windows.
You could laminate the handprinted christmas tree and make into a magnet or christmas tree decoration.
Snow picture
Use white finger paints on black paper, sprinkle with glitter.
Robins
Use a brown sideward handprint to creat a robin. Use finger print for eye and beak.
Crackers
Use a footprint as the middle of the cracker and a handprint either side for the ends. Decorate with finger painting and glitter.
Hope these help. I'm sure there are more but can't think at the mo. Will let you know if I do.
Sarah xxx:)
I saw that many of you are looking for christmas activity ideas with babiea. I worked with babies for 10 years before going into childminding so thought I would share some ideas.
Handprint reef
Do lots of green handprints, cut them out and stick around a cut out circle with a hole through the middle. Use the babies finger to print red berry finger prints and sprinkle red glitter on. Use a white footprint stuck upside down at the bottom of the inside of the reef as a candle and either do more finger prints or stick on your own flame.
Santa cards
Colour the fingers on the babies hand white and the palm of the hand light pink/beige print and then turn up side down to show santa's face and beard. Use finger prints for the eyes, nose etc
Handprint christmas tree
Either use just one upside down green handprint or cut out a few to make a big tree. I once made a big advent calandar by making a tree out of handprints, getting the children to finger paint the baubles and using the baubles as the windows.
You could laminate the handprinted christmas tree and make into a magnet or christmas tree decoration.
Snow picture
Use white finger paints on black paper, sprinkle with glitter.
Robins
Use a brown sideward handprint to creat a robin. Use finger print for eye and beak.
Crackers
Use a footprint as the middle of the cracker and a handprint either side for the ends. Decorate with finger painting and glitter.
Hope these help. I'm sure there are more but can't think at the mo. Will let you know if I do.
Sarah xxx:)