I haven't really looked online for many activity ideas for our activity a day, but I did today as I don't ever remember doing anything too exciting for the holiday before. After finding a suggestion to set up "a makeshift war zone with beanbags and table-top forts" I decided I was better off finding my own idea. Encouraging preschool boys to pin each other with beanbags does not sound like a good idea.
So, instead I decided we would talk about the American Flag and paint a picture of one. I have seen Westley paint lines before so I figured there was a chance it might really look like a flag.
So first I read a book with the Pledge of Allegiance that showed pictures of flags.
I drew a box and and Westley and I filled it with star stickers.
Then, I gave him red paint to make the stripes, and then blue paint and told him to paint all in the box and cover up all the stars. He meticulously and carefully made sure the whole box was filled in blue.
The last step after the paint dried was to peel off the star stickers. I thought Westley would have been more into this part, but he was having a rough night, so after he did a few he asked me to do the rest and I did. I wasn't sure if my star sticker idea was going to work, but
I was surprised how nice the stars turned out!
We are going to mail it to a military troop abroad with a thank you note and care package. (I send care packages all through the year using www.anymarine.com - check it out!)
1 comment:
Wow, that is a very impressive flag-Westley's has some nice art skills. Good idea mom!
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