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Paper plate giraffe picture

Give a paper giraffe a long neck and a pattern of spots.

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What you need

One plain paper plate, a full sheet of paper, a glue stick, and child-appropriate crayons

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.

Set up: Place the paper vertically with the plate near the top, leaving space for a neck below it.

Adult's role: Help glue the plate to the sheet and invite the child to choose their own spot pattern.

Let's make it happen

  1. Glue the plate near the top of the paper as the giraffe's head.
  2. Draw a long neck below the plate and add ears and a face.
  3. Fill the head and neck with spots, then draw a place for the giraffe to explore.

Make it simpler: Draw spots on the plate together without adding a neck.

Clean up: Close the glue stick, put crayons away, and leave the picture flat to dry.

Stay nearby and keep paper and glue away from mouths. Remove loose scraps.

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