Colorful ideas from the toy box

Picture Dance: A CD with children's songs is played. White sheets are laid out in a circle on the floor. Each child kneels in front of a sheet and draws a house on it. Suddenly the music stops. Each child moves one place to the right and continues painting on their neighbor's picture.

Group artwork: Lay a large white bedsheet or a large white sheet on the floor. All the children put on a paint smock and may then splatter, sprinkle and paint to their heart's content or stamp their handprints (don't forget the name) onto the sheet. Maybe the group artwork can be exhibited in the kindergarten or at school. Otherwise the work stays with the birthday child.

Colorful crepe paper flowers: You need: cardboard, glue, crepe paper in various colors, wooden sticks, green paper, scissors, an awl, felt-tip pen. Here's how: Cut a flower shape from the cardboard. Poke two holes in the flower shape. A wooden stick is pushed through these holes. From the crepe paper, roll small crepe-paper balls, which are then glued to the front and back of the flower shape. Once the flower shape is glued on front and back, color the wooden stick with a felt-tip pen. If you like, you can cut leaves from green paper and glue them to the stem. Stick the flowers into the soil in the garden or place them in a vase with soil.

Blow paintings: Each child drips various watercolor drops onto paper. They are given a shortened straw and blow the drops apart with it. This creates a beautiful picture with an interesting pattern. The children come up with fitting names for their pictures.

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Girl blows out candle © Алина Бузунова - stock.adobe.com

Butterfly cake © san_ta - stock.adobe.com