As we are currently working on the HO HO HO, it’s Christmas Time! project, we are carrying out activities related to Christmas. In this activity the table was set up with bowls containing a small amount of baby oil, cotton buds and a circle outline on different coloured construction paper.
Firstly, the children were encouraged to choose their favourite colour from the construction paper available and cut along the circle outline using a pair of scissors. This helped them in enhancing and developing their fine motor skills. The children also felt proud of carrying out something which they may see as an “adult task.”
After cutting the circle, the children were offered with cotton buds which dipped in the bowl containing baby oil. With the cotton buds, the children were encouraged to scribble or draw anything they want to decorate the circle (which represents the bauble) they had cut. The oil eventually changed the construction paper as it gave the circle a transparent look. For comparison, the children were asked to dip a cotton swab in water and see if it changed the construction paper the same way the baby oil did.
When the children were done, the finished sun catcher-Christmas ornament was faced opposite to the window where the children watched it glow in the sunlight. The creations of the children were hung to the Christmas tree we have in the classroom to represent the baubles.
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