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October Seasonal Project Idea for K-2 Students 

*Please feel free to upload work and send to my email address. I can post student work on this page!  kkilleen@dcsschool.com

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Materials You Will Need​

  • paper plate

  • paint colors of your choice (I let the boys pick–they chose orange and red)

  • black paint

  • paintbrush(es)

  • stick-on googly eyes or white paint

  • hole punch

  • white twine (you’ll want about 36 inches or so for each plate)

Directions

  1. Let the child completely cover their paper plate in paint (just make sure it doesn’t go on too thick). Let dry.

  2. Paint the palm of the child’s hand & 4 fingers (don’t paint the thumb) with black paint! Press down on dry painted plate, being careful to not move the fingers too much. Then, repeat process with other hand. When pressing the 2nd hand down, overlap on the other palm print. That is what forms the spider’s body. Let dry.

  3. Attach googly eyes or paint on eyes with white & black paint.

  4. Punch 16 holes around the inside edge of the plate.

  5. Secure the twine with a large knot on the back side of the plate (you may want to add a little glue to help make sure it doesn’t come through the hole). Then, let the child create a web with the twine, using the plate as a lacing card. (Little ones may need some help with this).

  6. End the twine in back & secure it by tying it off or gluing it down.

  7. Hang up & enjoy! 🙂

 

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November Seasonal Project Idea for K-2 Students - Gratitude Mobiles

*Please feel free to upload work and send to my email address. I can post student work on this page!  kkilleen@dcsschool.com

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Supplies

a stick

beads

air dry clay OR cut out circles from card stock or cardboard

a hole punch

yarn

wire or string

sharpies or other markers

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Directions

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1. Pick out a stick and show your child how to wrap yarn around the stick.  I first tie a knot at the end of the yarn to the stick.  I demonstrate a few ways to wrap, including turning the stick round and round on the table and holding the stick with one hand and wrapping with the other. Sometimes it takes a minute for each child to find their groove but they usually do, and you can always offer some help here.  Wrap as many colors you want around the

 

2.  Cut about a foot worth of wire and wrap the end around the stick and invite your child to bead it.  At the end you’re going to attach the clay nature prints or the circles your child made. Twist the wire around the hole punch to secure.stick

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3. Lastly, either on a cut out tag shape, or on the back of the circles your child drew, write down what they are grateful for.  Older kids can do this for themselves.  Tie a piece of string or yarn to either side of the stick for hanging.

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