Welcome to the month of June! I always love this time of the year because it is the school holidays! Not only do I get to spend more time with C, but it also means lots of play dates for C! :) Well, I haven't updated my blog for a while now due to a busier schedule and I thought I'd better get back to it. C and I have done so many activities since my last blog entry. For a start, since it's the holidays and to keep our kids busy purposefully, here are some ideas to share:
- Sticker Fun
- Measurement - Learning about Angles
- Imagination around the Ocean
Sticker Fun
We never thought it would be so much fun making our own stickers until one day we stumbled upon a tiny roadshow at Kinokuniya bookstore. Xyron, is a wonderful and easy-to-use sticker maker. You can either draw and colour any design, or download their lovely printables to add your personal touches thereafter. |
| Image Credit: Xyron |
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| Super easy to add the sticker adhesive, just insert, pull and cut! The sticker maker comes with its own cutter. |
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| Happy with her cupcake sticker! :) |
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| Just peel and it is ready to use! |
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| A few of the stickers C created! |
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| Busy Bag Stickers by Stickie Mail |
Measurement - Learning about Angles
We came up with out own protractor for C to learn about the measurement of angles. It comes with two trains attached at 0 degrees. C was asked to rotate the trains such that they were 'moving' at specific angles from each other.
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| Make Your Own Protractor! |
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| A fun way to learn about angles! |
If you are keen to make your own protractor too, download Learning About Angles.
Imagination around the Ocean
This was loads of fun for C! She chose a picture of a boat and created a scene around it. This activity was a great way to exercise her imagination. C learnt to use different shades of blue to paint the waves of the ocean, and at the same time, used white to lighten the shades of blue.
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| Different shades of blue, and a touch of white to lighten the existing colours. |
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| Little artist hard at work! |
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| Done with the ocean waves! Now to place her boat! |
Next, C decided to paint the sky. She wanted to use round poms poms to create her white fluffy clouds. They turned out pretty well!
Being a lover of sunny weather, C opted to use the round circumference of a bottle top to paint the bright yellow sun in the sky!
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| Using her imagination, C used a bottle top to paint her bright sun! |
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| Dipping the bottle top in yellow paint, C made a round imprint to create her bright sun! |
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| C's finished artwork! She also added cute birds and a dolphin! |
This activity allowed C the freedom to:
- use her imagination to design a scene
- learn to utilize white to lighten other colours
- use different objects around the house to create different patterns on paper
If you are also interested in creating a little ocean scene too, download your free printable here:
Meanwhile, do check out our related posts here:
- Art Class at Artify Studio
- Under the Ocean
- Colours
Remember to have fun and Happy Holidays to All! :)
