Art with Ashley: ‘07 Resolution…DON’T throw it away!!

Keep Old Magazines on Hand
Trying to clean out some of that clutter in ‘07 and don’t know what to do with all of your old magazines? Save them in your children’s creativity corner and bring them out for an indoor “scavenger hunt” while learning what makes your child “tick.”

Ask your child to find pictures of his favorite foods, favorite activities, favorite places or even favorite colors and glue them to construction paper.

Create one about you so that your child can get to know you a little bit better as well.

You can also have your child cut small shapes of different colors and textures and sort them into Ziploc bags for creating mosaics. If your child has trouble using scissors, have them show you the objects that they would like to cut out for their collage OR teach them to tear around the object. Not only is this a great bonding activity on a rainy day, but your child will also develop her sorting and fine motor skills along the way.