Two Old Stand-by Activities

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Egg carton caterpillar
Materials:
Egg cartons
Paint
Collage material (pieces of yarn, cloth, colored paper, etc.)
Tooth picks, cut up straws, pipe cleaner
Material for eyes-buttons, pom poms, google eyes, etc. Method
Cut long strips of egg carton.
Let your child paint or paste collage pieces on the egg carton caterpillar. Decorate with toothpicks, straws or pipe cleaners for legs and antennae.
Glue on google eyes for a finishing touch.

Ink blot butterfly
You will need:
Plain paper, folded in half, cut like a butterfly or traced for your child to cut out
Tempera or finger paint, several primary colors (yellow, red, blue)
Scissors
On one side of the butterfly paper let each child dab various paint colors. Fold the paper. Each child gently rubs the folded paper. Open and you have a beautiful butterfly.