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Snowflakes with Scissors! FAS Tues/Thurs Class

This Winter, preschool children have had many opportunities to explore the ice and snow that is everywhere!

In our classroom I felt it would be a fun and beneficial exercise to create their own individual paper snowflakes.  After explaining that each real snowflake is different and truly unique we all got to work!

Using white paper folded into triangles and an assortment of different types of scissors, each child involved was encouraged to cut along the edges in whatever way they wished.

The children worked for quite a while, concentrating on the challenging task.  This artistic opportunity allowed them to express individual creativity, further improved fine motor skills and surely supported the development of hand-eye coordination.



 

Once their cutting was completed, they were invited to paint glitter glue on their creation.  This exercise was equally exciting to them as they saw their “snowflake” begin to sparkle.  




When the decorating was all done, each child seemed very proud of their finished product…"perfect paper snowflakes!”



                                                      
 

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