The document provides instructions for several arts and crafts activities for children: 1) Paper bag or paper plate masks that children can decorate with various materials. 2) A "Me" book made from ziplock baggies that children fill with their own photos. 3) Decorated magic wands made from straws and streamers. 4) Marble art where children use tongs to pick up paint-dipped marbles and make designs on paper by moving the marbles with paper tubes.

1. Arts and Crafts
Masks
Give each child a paper bag to fit over their head. Help them to cut out openings for eyes,
nose and mouth. Supply a variety of materials for them to decorate their masks. Or use a
paper plate and cut out eye holes and decorate. Attach a popsicle stick to the back edge.
"Me" Book
Have each of the children bring 4 or 5 snapshot-sized pictures from home. Use Zip Lock
baggies for the children to insert 2 pictures front to back. You can insert a cardboard between
the pictures to make it more sturdy. Add 2 binders on the zipper end and the children can flip
through their own book.
Magic Wands
Make magic wand with straws and any type of streamers, ribbon etc. Decorate it any way you
like, tape on the ends.
Marble Art
Materials
tongs
toilet paper or paper towel tubes
paper
variety of different sized marbles
tempera paint poured into shallow containers
Directions:
Have the children pick up a marble with the tongs and dip it into the paint. Drop the marble
on the paper. Move the marble around with the tube, holding the tube just above the paper so
as not to rub the tube on the paper. When they are finished with one color, pick up the marble
with the tongs. Get another marble and pick it up with the tongs and dip it into a different
colored paint. Drop it onto the paper and use a clean tube to move it around. Use several
different sized marbles and several colors of paint. Remember, the finished product does not
matter although there will be an interesting printed paper when they are finished.
"Me" Poster
For older children have them make a "me" poster. Give each child a large sheet of paper and
have them draw a picture of themselves. Have them draw or write important things about
themselves- what they like, don't like, favorites, and so on. Title the posters All about Me or
My favorite things.
Make an M collage
Give each child a sheet of paper and lots of items to work with such as macaroni, mini
stickers, masking tape, mirrors, anything they can glue to paper that starts with the letter M.
Give them magazines to look for items. Also have them think of things that start with the
letter M that they can use.
Make Medals
Cut out tag board circles. Punch a hole on one edge. Set out markers, ribbons, glitter, etc
depending on the age of the children. Let them decorate their medals. Place a ribbon or yarn
through the hole to create a necklace.