As part of our New York project, we learned about the Statue of Liberty. We read New York, New York The Big Apple from A to Z by Laura Krauss Melmed and Frane Lessac. The "S" page is devoted to the Statue of Liberty. There are a few facts on the page that we found interesting but C's favorite was the fact that the statue's nose is 4 feet 6 inches long from top to tip.
C and R were so intrigued by the statue that we decided to do a craft. I found the idea at the Family Fun website.
First, you cut two paper plates to form a headband that fits your child. I cut about two inches off the bottom of the plate and then cut out the center.
Second, we cut triangles out of green foam sheets. I had some sparkly sheets and some plain so we mixed it up. The Family Fun website says to cut six triangles but the statue's crown actually has seven rays that stand for the seven continents and seven seas. We went back and fixed ours but I took these pictures before we did that. Staple the triangles between the two paper plate headbands.
Last, paint the paper plate headbands green and let dry.
We also made torches. C and R painted toilet paper tubes green and then we stapled yellow tissue paper to the inside of the tube.
We made these because we are learning about New York but this would be a great project for the 4th of July too!
6 comments:
great new york work! You've inspired me to do a state a week!
What fun you have! I like the picture.
Since you took down the header picture of your Superheroes and Princess, maybe you could just add one to the layout...your pics are cute!
That is adorable. What a grat way to learn the letter "S".
Thanks for sharing such a great idea with Friday Showcase!!!!
That is a really cool project!!!
Oh ya, we are so doing this project. N.Y is my daughters place. You know how we all have a place in the world we want to visit- she always talks about NY and the Statue of Liberty!
oh, THAT is stinking precious!!
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