PAPER PLATE FACES
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Give your child a paper plate. |
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Help her by placing two small globs of glue on the plate at eye level. |
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Next, give your toddler two blue, brown or black poms. Have her place the poms over the glue for two eyes. |
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Next, draw a smiley face line of glue on for a mouth. |
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Give your child a red piece of yarn to lay on the smile glue line.
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FACE COLLAGE
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Cut out multiple faces from a magazine. |
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Give your toddler a piece of paper and some glue and a brush. |
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Show him how to brush on some glue and then place a face on his paper. |
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Encourage him to glue faces all over his paper. |
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FELT BOARD FACES
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Set out a felt board (cardboard covered with felt). |
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Place a large felt cutout of a face on the felt board. |
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Cut out felt facial features and place them at the bottom of the felt board. |
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Show your child how to make different faces using the facial felt pieces. |
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When your child is finished, give her a zip-lock bag in which to store the felt pieces.
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MIRROR MOVEMENTS
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Sit in front of a mirror with your child. |
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Ask him to wiggle or move a certain facial feature, such as a mouth, a nose, etc. |
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Take turns with your child. Let him ask you to wiggle a facial feature, too. |
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PANCAKE FACES
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Make pancakes for your toddler. |
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While she is watching, add blueberries to make a face in the pancake dough.
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PLAY DOUGH FACES
You will need a margarine lid for this activity.
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Fill the margarine lid with play dough. |
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Show your child how to use a finger to create a face by pushing holes into the dough. |
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MARY CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE?
Tune: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
Mary can your touch your nose?
Touch your nose, touch your nose?
Mary can you touch your nose?
It is on your face?
Jean Warren
Continue by singing about other facial parts.
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| ADDITIONAL FACE AND BODY ACTIVITES – can be found at the Market Station. Mini-Toddler Units – Body Parts. Cost $5. |
