Activities and art projects play a huge role in the child's learning experience and their imagination as well. However the difficulty of the project and what kind of project the child is completing varies amongst ages. Flower pot wind chimes is a great activity for the preschool level.
Preschool activities and art projects are more widely ranged because they can now do things on their own and do not need as much help or guidance as the younger children do. Since these children are older, you begin to get into the bigger, more time costly projects.
Art project: Flower pot wind chime
For this project, the materials that you will need include the following: (Per child) 5 and 1/4-inch-diameter plastic flowerpot saucer, five 1 1/2-inch-diameter clay pots, a clear acrylic finish, a pushpin, different colors of acrylic paint, scissors, string, a whole punch, a pop bottle, a knife, some bells, and buttons to decorate. Now for the instructions: first thing you need to have the children do is paint their saucer and pots. When the paint dries, add a coat of clear acrylic finish, then let it dry. Then take a pushpin, and make a hole in the center of the plastic saucer and at four equidistant spots around the side of the saucer.
After making the holes in the saucer, the teacher should take the scissors and widen each of the holes. Then you want to cut out five leaf shapes out of the pop bottle, this should also be the parents job. After cutting out the leaf shapes take your string and cut four pieces in 1 1/2-foot lengths. Your next step is to make each chime. You want to punch a hole in the end of a plastic leaf and tie it onto the end of the string. Then slip on the bell, tie a knot about 3/4 inch above the bell, and thread on a button and then a pot, upside down. Thread the end of the string out through one of the side holes in the saucer and to fasten in place, run the string up through one hole in a button and then down through another hole and knot tightly. Then you have your own flower pot chime!
You can divide this project into steps and each day the child can look forward to making the next step of their chime. This way they do not become restless and tired of doing the same project all at once. When the project is finished you may either hang them up in your classroom and/or let the child give them to their parents as a gift!
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