Art Dessert Theme Week

Monday AM: Paint on Large Cactus Materials: One large cut out cactus on white paper, paint, brushes, green rice, toothpicks, sand (colored), colored glue Place large cactus on mess mat Put green and brown paint into trays Allow the children to paint on the cactus Monday PM: !andprint Cactus Materials: "hite paper, green paint, paint brushes, pompom balls #or #lowers, Lay down a mess mat and get out supplies Paint the child$s hand with green paint !elp them place their hand on the paper %hen, allow the child to choose pompom balls to place on the cactus #or the #lowers or spokes on the cactus

%uesday AM: Paper Chain &nakes Materials: 'reen and yellow construction paper, scissors, goggle eyes, staples, tape, glue Cut out strips o# construction paper %hen, allow the children to help staple, tape, or glue the links together to make a long snake (e)t, the children can decorate their snakes with eyes, scales, and more %uesday PM: &nake mo*ement painting Materials: &and, paint, construction paper, di##erent strands o# yarn, paintbrushes Cut di##erent widths and si+es o# yarn #or the ,snakes- Mi) sand and paint together #or the children to paint with O##er the yarn as snakes #or the children to make tracks in the sand on the paper "ednesday AM: Paper Plate Porcupines Materials: Paper plates, scissors, markers, googly eyes !a*e the children #old the paper plate in hal# %hen, they can use scissors to make the ,spokes - (e)t, they can use the markers to decorate the porcupine

"ednesday PM: Paper Chain &nakes Materials: 'reen and yellow paper, scissors, goggle eyes, stapler, tape, glue Cut out strips o# construction paper %hen, allow the children to help staple, glue, or tape the links together to make a long snake (e)t, the children can decorate their snakes with eyes, scales, and more %hursday AM: !andprint Camel Materials: Paint, Paper Paint the child$s hand, and then place it on a piece o# paper %he child can then add additional paint to the camel

%hursday PM: Panty !ose &nakes Materials: panty hose, tissue paper, googly eyes, rubber cement Cut . e/ual lengths #rom the panty hose Allow the children to #ill the panty hose with tissue paper !elp the children tie the ends to keep the tissue paper inside !elp the children rubber cement googly eyes onto ,snakes0riday AM: &pider !at Materials: Pre1 cut black construction paper #or legs (2 per spider) and headbands #or the legs to be attached to, googly eyes Allow the children to place the spider legs where*er they please around the headband part o# the spider Allow the children to place googly eyes where e*er they please on the spider (i# bending the paper #or legs, the #all down past the headband easier )

0riday PM: Paper Plate 3ack 4abbits Materials: paper plate, brown paint, pipe cleaners, pompom, googly eyes, markers, construction paper, brown paint !elp the children attach a paper plate to a large piece o# paper Allow the children to decorate a paper plate with googly eyes, pipe cleaners #or whiskers, pompom #or nose, marker #or added detail %he children can draw the ears on their 5ackrabbits and6or with the help o# a teacher put paint on the bottom o# their #eet and make the ears on the paper with #oot prints (Ob*iously, the children will need help with the #ootprint portion i# they choose this and help washing the paint o## their #eet