Seasons

Here are some open ended art activities the children can be creative with as well as learn about the seasons using all of their senses..

1)
Pumpkin Play Dough Invitation for Fall

 Pumpkin play dough invitation to play!

Here children have the opportunity to be creative with pumpkin play dough for an autumn theme!  Various items from the autumn season, such as fake leaves are used.

(sourced from : https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com)

 2)

Snowflake craft materials >> Gift of Curiosity
Open ended winter time snowflake craft

The children will be using popsicle stick to create a snowflake with various craft items to glue to it.
Not a single snowflake is the same, and I am sure it will be the same once all the children finish this craft!

( sourced from: https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/open-ended-snowflake-craft/)

3)  Here is a great activity where children can learn about all 4 seasons at once, or if this seems like a daunting task for the children, you can choose just one season as your theme.

hand & finger print 4 seasons craft, winter, spring, summer & fall trees & leaves. Kid's arts & crafts
4 Seasons Hand Prints

Get the children to stamp their hand on the paper with paint.  Then the rest will be from their imagination, and what each season means to them, or what they think of from each season.

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