Drinking Gourd Window Cut-Out
In this craft your child will create her own Drinking Gourd to hang in her window. Not only is this an excellent way to learn about African-American history, but it also provides fine motor practice.
Make a Letter-Sound Book
Break out the camera and get ready to explore the world of letters and sounds! Snap shots of objects that begin with the letters in your child's name and compile them into a book that will help him practice his phonemic awareness!
Make a Windsock
Windsocks are used to determine the wind direction and wind speed. Your preschooler can create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a chenille stem, and yarn.
Shake Your Shekere
Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.
Rock the Alphabet
Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection. Handwriting, letter recognition, phonics--this activity has it all!
Create a Wooden Alphabet Set
Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with a set of homemade painted letters.
Create an African Flag Banner
Celebrate Black History Month and African heritage with this fun, culturally-inspired art project. Learn about the many different flags of the countries in Africa and create a banner to hang in your home with some of your favorites.
Create an Egg Carton Mask
Kids ply their creativity in this cute and clever mask activity. The best part? You can make it using recycled materials from around the house.
Create a Crayon Shape Painting
Once your child learns about shapes, he'll want to make them all the time! All it takes are crayons and watercolors, to create an engaging project that's inspired by shapes.
Build Up for an Edible Structure
Learning how to see the world and then translate it into 3-D can be challenging when in the two dimensional world of paper and pencils or crayons. This activity encourages a child to sculpt in free form with the only rule is they have to build 'up'.
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