Welcome to our Wee Work section that will provide you and your child with a learning activity that will engage their senses and emerging skills. Scroll down the page to find the activity that meets your child s interest and stage of development. WEE BEGINNERS: (0-18 months) Spooky Spider Handprint Craft WEE EXPLORERS: (18months-3 years) T is for Tree WEE BULIDERS: (3-4 years) Turkey with Hand and Footprints WEE LEARNERS: (4-5 years) 3D Ghosts WEE EXPERTS: (5-6 years) Pumpkin Patch Finger Painting Craft WEE MENTORS: (6+ years) Tissue Paper Fall Leaf Craft
WEE BEGINNERS (0-18 months): Spooky Spider Hand Print Paper Scissors Black paint Pin Optional: wiggly eyes Instructions 1. Dip both hands in black paint and make two handprints by pressing then on to the paper with heals of the hands touching and the fingers out and away from each other. 2. When dry, an adult will cut out and slightly bend the fingerprints to make legs. 3. Poke a pin through the center and thread a string through taping it to the underside of the spider. 4. Add wiggly eyes if desired.
WEE EXPLORERS (18months-3 years): T is for Tree Green construction paper White paper Scissors Stamp pad Instructions 1. An adult will cut out the letter T with green construction paper. 2. Have the child glue the letter T on the white paper. 3. The child will press their ink covered finger tips in the ink pad and press their finger tip on the white paper around and on the letter T to create the leaves around the tree.
WEE BULIDERS (3-4 years): Turkey with Hand and Foot Prints White paper Brown paint Googly eyes Yellow paint Red paint Q-tip Instructions: 1. Have the child dip their hands in the yellow paint and press them down on the white paper with their two thumbs touching. 2. Have the child dip their hands in the red paint and press them down over top of the yellow hand prints. 3. Once the handprints dry dip the child s foot in the brown paint and press the foot in the middle of the handprints with the toes at the bottom of the handprints. 4. Once the foot print dries glue on the googly eyes on the heel part of the foot. 5. Make the nose by dipping a Q-tip in the yellow and red paint.
WEE LEARNERS (4-5 years): 3D Ghosts Black construction paper White crayon Cotton balls Instructions 1. Draw a ghost figure with a white crayon onto the black construction paper and make the ghost. 2. Apply glue to the outline and inside of the ghost. 3. Take the cotton balls and pull them apart. 4. Place the cotton onto the glued areas only. 5. Cut out eyes and mouth using black construction paper. 6. Allow to dry before hanging.
WEE EXPERTS (5-6 years): Pumpkin Patch Finger painting What you'll need: White paper Green finger paint Orange and brown paint Paint brush Instructions: 1. Put a few spots of green finger paint on the white paper and let the child swirl them around to make vines. 2. Have the child dip their finger into orange paint and make dots (pumpkins!) around the page. 3. Use the paint brush and brown paint to add stems to the pumpkins.
WEE MENTORS (6+ years): Tissue Paper Fall Leaf What you'll need: Brown or black construction paper Clear contact paper Tissue paper in a fall colors Scissors Printable leaf template: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/detail.asp?fil=/crafts/fall/images/leaf-template.gif &cat=fall&nam=leaf-template Instructions: 1. Print out our leaf template. Cut the leaf out, then cut the middle of the leaf out and discard it. You will be left with a thin outline of a leaf. Trace this leaf 'outline' template onto black construction paper and cut out. You are basically cutting out a frame for your craft. 2. Cut a square of contact paper that is slightly bigger than the leaf. Peel the backing paper off of the contact paper and stick your leaf outline onto it. 3. Cut tissue paper into 1 inch squares. Make sure to use a few different colours. 4. Stick the tissue paper onto the leaf making sure to overlap the pieces. 5. When the inside of the leaf is covered with tissue paper, trim off the excess contact paper/tissue paper. 6. Hang up on a sunny window.