MakerSquare: Desk Pets

Description: Adopt your own desk pet!

Supplies:

· Container

· Desk Pet Eraser

· Adoption Paper Bundle

· Food Erasers

· Fabric

· Stickers

Directions:

· Open your container and reveal your desk pet!

· Fill out your adoption paper bundle.

· Decorate your desk pet’s home with the stickers. Use your own art supplies at home to further razzle dazzle your pet’s home.

· Take your desk pet home and care for it. Congratulations!

Sensory Sprouts: “I Spy” Cotton Ball Weather

Create your own “I Spy” cloud.

Supplies:

· Paper

· Cotton Balls

· Feather

· Button

· Foamie

· Dinosaur Die-Cut

· Shape Die-Cut

· Glue

Directions:

· Have your child stretch and fluff out all the cotton balls. The child can then glue down their cotton balls to make a cloud on the piece of paper.

· Either the child or adult can then glue or place the rest of the objects on to the cloud.

· Have your child work on identifying each object. If the objects are not glued down to the cloud, you can rearrange them for another round of “I Spy”.

Sensory Sprouts: Earth Day Planets

Create your own mini Earth planets. Source.

Supplies:

· Cotton Pads

· Pipette

· Green Concentrated Watercolor

· Blue Concentrated Watercolor

Directions:

· Add water to the green and blue watercolor containers. Stir well.

· Using the pipette, let your child dribble the blue and green paint to create an Earth.

MakerSquare: Fly Swatter Painting

Slap paint to create a new piece of art. Source.

Supplies:

· Paint

· Poster Board

· Fly Swatter

Directions

· Place the poster board on a flat and sturdy surface.

· Pour the desired amount of paint dots all over the poster board. Think of the paint as little flies.

· Have your child swat at the “paint flies” to create a new piece of art.

· Let the artwork dry once your child is done painting.