No two snow flakes are alike, so I guess the same should apply to snowmen, right? Especially when they are made by toddlers!
I love doing art with the toddlers at the daycare. I don't always enjoy the mess taht goes along with it, but that's beside the point! I have fun doing all kinds of art - finger painting, easel painting, glueing, colouring, etc - with them. But my favourite is a glueing project where they glue pieces together to actually create something specific.
I've done eyes, nose and mouth on faces, putting Humpty Dumpty back together, faces on pumpkins, leaves and petals on flowers and most recently, snowmen.
When I do these projects with the kids, I glue one together a head of time, so that they have a visual example of what we are creating. Then I put glue on the pieces, one at a time, and let them stick it on their paper. I point to each piece of the sample as I give it to them, but they choose where to put it.
When it is all said and done . . . well, take a look!
Some are standing proud and tall.
Some are a little wobbly.
Some look like they have fallen over.
Some look like they are just pieces floating in the air.
Some look like they have melted.
I may be a little biased, but this is Liam's snowman, and it is my favourite!
It really doesn't matter what the finished snowman looks like. The kids know that they have made a snowman and they are happy and proud of their creations. And the parents love to see what their children's masterpieces.
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