Ideal for ages 6- 9 years old. The children really loved this one!! It was perfect for a wide age range: the younger children were challenged with tracing their hand and practicing using scissors, while the older children were able to express their creativity with the intricacy of their cactus pot designs! Plus it’s a perfect at home craft since you probably have most of the materials already available.
Materials:
White Paper (preferably heavier paper like construction or cardstock)
Green Construction Paper
Glue
Crayons
Colored Tissue Paper
Step One: Trace hand on green construction paper, cut out, and cut out pot.
Step Two: Draw spines on cactus hand and color in cactus pot. Tape the cactus behind the flower pot and glue on tiny crumples of tissue paper for cactus flowers.
Options for cactus flowers: craft pompoms, stickers, or draw on flowers
OPTIONAL Step Three: Tape a popsicle stick behind the hand and the pot to provide standing support. You may have to play around with the placement of the popsicle stick!
**Place the popsicle stick high enough to keep the hand lifted but if you place it too high, it will become top heavy and won’t stand.**
PAIR WITH:
Nobody Hugs a Cactus By Carter Goodrich
