It's a Plane!

We have been learning all about transportation and today we made an airplane.

Here’s what you’ll need: toilet paper roll, paint, something to paint with, small pieces of cardboard for the wings and (not pictured) black construction paper.  Cut slits in the toilet paper roll and insert the wings.

Paint your airplane.

Add some windows by cutting little circles from the black construction paper.  I had Hailey just stick them to the wet paint so we could skip the whole gluing step.

Fly the airplane.  (Please excuse the mess in the background.)

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

We are still finishing up our transportation theme.  I was really excited the other day because Hailey brought one of her fire trucks to me and said, “This is for transportation.”  So I was excited that she really understood what the word transportation meant.

Our latest transportation project was to make a train, which Hailey has been begging to do.  I got the idea for this on another website and I can not remember now where it was.  If anyone knows please tell me so I can give credit to the other site.

Here is what you’ll need: toilet paper roll or paper towel rolls, 6 index cards, construction paper, yarn, glue, tape, scissors, something to color with.

Have your child color the index cards.

While your child is busy coloring you can cut out some black circles for the wheels and then some other shapes for decorating the train.

Glue the wheels onto your index cards- put 2 on each of 4 of the index cards. 

Add some other shapes for the windows.

For the engine- cut a toilet paper roll into 2 pieces- one 2/3’s long and the other 1/3 long.  And cut out some more black circles.

Here’s a view of the finished train from the front.  I used tape to put most of it together.

And a view from the back of the train.

Hailey loved making this.  When she saw it all coming together her face just lit up with excitement.

Let's Go Sailing

We are still focusing on transportation as our theme this week and today we made a sail boat.

Here’s what you’ll need:  construction paper, hot glue gun, clear contact paper, straw, scissors, the bottom of a soda bottle, paint dobbers.

Cut a triangle from the construction paper and decorate it with the paint dobbers.  This will be your sail.

While your child is decorating the sail, you can cut a slit in the straw about 1/3 of the way down.

Use the hot glue gun to glue the straw into the bottom of the soda bottle.  Glue the non-cut side into the bottle.

Once your child finishes the sail- cover it with contact paper to keep it from getting ruined when it gets wet.

Slide the sail into the slit of the straw.  Add a thin line of glue with the hot glue gun to the side of the sail to keep it from falling out of the straw.

Put your boat in the water and play!

Add some people and enjoy your boat.

Wheel Painting

Our theme this week is transportation and we did a really simple craft today.  Hailey loves these kinds of activities.

Here’s what you’ll need: paint, paper plates, construction paper and cars (or anything with wheels).

Dip the wheels into the paint and drive the car on your paper.  Hailey was thrilled with the result! 
( This will work best if you spread the paint nice and thin on your paper plate.)

Add another color.

The finished piece of art.