Today you will make a cute reindeer to hang in the hall. I like to make a little "reindeer team" and put yarn on them to look like reins, then hang a picture of Santa in his sleigh to look like he is driving.
The reindeer head is what you will do for art today. This is one of those rare art activities where it is very adult-directed. You will need brown paint for the head and light brown (I usually mix brown and white) for the antlers. Paint the bottom of each child's foot with brown paint and press it onto white paper. Paint their hands with the light brown paint and press it onto either side of the head to make antlers. I recommend painting their hands and feet, not dipping them into the paint. This will make the hand and footprints drier and it will be MUCH less messy, plus you can go ahead and add the nose and the eyes. Have the children dip their fingertip into red paint and make a nose, then into black paint to make the eyes.
For fine motor, cut out a reindeer body pattern (I will post one later) for each child. Have the children paint the reindeer body with the same brown paint that was used for the head. Once the body has dried, cut out the head and tape it to the body.
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