Happy New Year!
We always start the new year with a calendar craft and ever since I discovered how much our Mums love a hand print of their child, to keep for posterity, its been a hand print. Sometimes (as this year) accompanied by a poem, always with the date, though, so that, years later, they can place that moment in time.
This is this year's version ('scuse the shadow, it was a busy old morning, so I had to take the pic as quickly as I could, before the moment was gone).
And if you'd like to see the blank version, it's here:
As you can see, each one is unique! Just as it should be!
Equipment:
- coloured photocopy card
- curling ribbon/scissors
- hole punch
- calendars
- stapler (to attach calendars)
- poster paint/paint trays (we use 3 or 4 colours)
- sponges (for applying paint to hands)
- stickers
- wipes
- overalls
- pens (to label craft work)
Preparation:
1. Order calendars (before Christmas). You can get them from places like *Baker Ross and Amazon. Some local stationers may also stock them.
2. Prepare sheet for craft and photocopy onto coloured card (or onto plain paper, trim and stick onto card).
3. Hole punch holes in the top of the card for a ribbon to hang it.
4. Cut ribbon for hanging calendar.
Method:
1. Help children roll up sleeves and put on overall.
2. Show children how to apply paint to their hands (it comes out less splodgy when applied with a sponge) and then press hand on to paper.
3. Wipe hands with wet wipe. Give children option to try another colour.
4. Allow children to embellish with stickers.
5. Give children option of ribbon to hang calendar.
6. Adult to attach calendar with stapler.
7. Ensure children's name is on work, and put aside to dry, ready for Home time.
*Any resources listed purely for information purposes only.
