Sheep craft

Every so often, our theme seems to require a sheep craft somewhere along the line! A year or so ago, we made this one! 

What we were aiming for...

Looking at it, you may well wonder whether we just ended up with a whole load of identikit sheep, BUT...

true to form, the children's versions did not reflect our original idea! HOWEVER that's the beauty of it. AND along the way the children have been handling different materials and refining their fine motor skills, so it's all good!

I love the individuality of each sheep! Especially the red-nosed one! 

Equipment:

• Paper plates
• Pre-cut legs & heads (from black card)
• Cotton wool balls
• PVA glue/spreaders/pots
• Googly eyes
• Babywipes

Preparation:

1. Cut our head and legs - there's no getting 'round this one, but it's not so bad, when you're watching a TV programme, to have something to do at the same time.

2. Make an example for the children and Mums.

Method:

1. First write child's name on the back of the plate - it's not so easy to do this, once you have glue and cotton wool all over the other side.

2. Getting down to making the sheep, the trick is to glue the head on first!

3. Then, spread the glue over a bit of the plate, stick on some cotton wool balls, before it dries and then do a bit more, until the plate is covered.

4. Add googly eyes and legs.

5. Leave to dry on the home table.