Cloud collage
by Kiindred
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No matter the weather outside, making a cloud collage is a creative art and craft activity that will occupy little ones for hours. You will be amazed at their artistic abilities from a very young age!
This is a great time to talk to your toddler about the weather. Storms, clouds, rain, hail or sunshine.
What you’ll need
- Cotton wool buds
- A variety of blue paper
- Glue Paintbrush
Method
- Use a blue page for the sky/background
- Get your child to tear the remaining blue papers into strips and shapes
- Layer the strips and shapes onto the sky and glue in place
- Arrange the cotton wool buds into cloud clumps
- Glue in place
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- Problem-solving
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