Category: Creative Expression

  • Cut Paper Collage

    Your Child Will Learn

    Cut paper with scissors to create an artistic collage

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Give your child 5-6 strips of colored paper
    2. Discuss and model the safe use of scissors
    3. Demonstrate using the scissors to cut the
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  • Paper Mache Bowl

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use paper mache sculpture to create a bowl

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Mix 1 part water, 1 part flour, and 2 tablespoons of liquid white glue in a bowl until the consistency is similar to pancake
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  • Straw Bubble Painting

    Your Child Will Learn

    Mix colors to create art in fun and playful ways

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Mix 3-4 watercolor paints with extra water and small drops of soap; keep each color mixture in a separate container
    2. Dip a
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  • Beat Your Feet

    Your Child Will Learn

    Creative stimulation for touch and sound sensory experience

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Lay your baby on their back and hold a baking pan in front of their feet for them to kick

    Put PEER Into Action

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  • Paint A Cityscape

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use art materials and imagination to create a city

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Collect recycled cardboard 
    2. Flatten the cardboard and tape a few pieces side-by-side to construct a long surface
    3. Give your child paint to create
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  • Contrast Pictures

    Your Child Will Learn

    Perception of contrasting pictures

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Create contrasting pairs of simple shapes on white paper with a black marker 
    2. For one shape, only draw the outline
    3. For the matching shape, color the inside 
    4. Hold
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  • Dot Painting

    Your Child Will Learn

    A big picture can be created from smaller parts

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Pour some paint into separate containers
    2. Give your child some q-tips and paper
    3. Model dipping the q-tips into the paint and onto paper
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  • Fingerprint Art

    Your Child Will Learn

    Create art using their fingerprint as a tool

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Use watercolor paints or colored ink pads for this activity
    2. Help your child dip a finger into the watercolor paint or press their finger
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  • Veggie and Food Print Art

    Your Child Will Learn

    Create art prints using vegetables and fruits

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Cut different vegetables and fruits in halves and quarters (potatoes, apples, carrots, lemons, grapes, corn, and broccoli)
    2. Pour 3-4 paint colors onto small plates or
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  • Photo Puzzle

    Your Child Will Learn

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Print a photo of your child in as a 5×7 or 8x 10
    2. Cut the photo into strips or geometric shapes to create a puzzle of no more than 10 pieces
    3. Work
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