Thursday Mailbox Activity

 Enjoy the Holidays in your classroom with these fantastic   activities!

 

Halloween Craft: black cat

Sticky dots make it simple for students to make the eyes on this adorable feline.

Materials for one cat:

• 2 black circles, one 6" and one 8"
• black construction paper scraps
• black pipe cleaner
• 2 green sticky dots
• pom-pom
• orange yarn cut into short lengths
• yarn or ribbon bow
• masking tape
• glue
• black marker
• white crayon

Steps:

1. Fold the pipe cleaner in half and twist it to make a tail. Tape the ends of the pipe cleaner to the eight-inch circle. Place the circle taped-side down.
2. Glue the six-inch circle to the eight-inch circle as shown.
3. Cut two ears from black paper. Glue them in place.
4. Put the two sticky dots on the head to make eyes. Draw black pupils.
5. Glue the pom-pom to the head to make the nose. Glue lengths of orange yarn to the cat to make whiskers. Draw a mouth with the white crayon.
6. Glue the bow below the head.

Unique Craft: cookies

Youngsters use oodles of creativity to make these creepy cookies! Place at a table a class supply of construction paper circles along with a variety of craft items, such as pom-poms, tissue paper squares, crayons, and construction paper scraps. Also place scissors and glue nearby. To make this project, decorate a circle cutout as desired to make a one-of-a-kind cookie. Then write or dictate the cookie's unique recipe while it is being written on a large index card. Display the cookies and cards on a bulletin board titled "Creepy Cookies."