Activities Title: Nature Bouquet

Chipper Playfully Teaches: Earth and Space Science, Creative Arts and Fine Motor Skills.

Stop and smell the flowers on your next walk then give each other a hand to create a nature bouquet that can last forever. This is perfect for city kids!.

Timing: Approx 1 hour
Explore and Collect materials:
Twigs, long and short but a few per child
At least two leaves for each twig
Recycled Paper Bag
Markers
Glue or tape

Chippers Tips:

• Have each child collect and count their twigs and leaves as you explore the backyard, trees planted in the sidewalk or during a visit at your local park. You can create an addition game with the materials: two leaves plus one twig equal how many?
• Talk about the texture of the found leaves, the brittleness of a twig. Look past the tops of trees and talk about the shapes of clouds if you see them and how far away they are.

Directions:

• 1. Trace and cut out the childs hand from the recycled paper bag.
• 2. Decorate the cut-out hand with colored markers or crayons
• 3. Wrap each paper finger around a pencil to soften and give a curl like a petal
• 4. Tape or glue the cut out hand onto the top of the twig
• 5. Glue the leaves on the twig to create a bouquet

Explore and Collect leaves and twigs

Color then curl the paper fingers around a pencil

Say hello to your nature bouquet