The theme this week is “Beachin’ it Up” – so we have crafts that go with the beach!

We did this as a finger painting craft, but it can be completed with paintbrushes, markers, crayons, etc. The finger paint takes more time and creates a neat look to the craft.

Materials:

Light color construction paper (tan, white, gray, etc.)

paint (5 colors)

Large circle to use as a tracer for the ball (I used the lid of a container)

Markers

Prep Work: You need to create the beach ball outline before giving the craft to the kids. I traced the circle on the paper, then drew the small circle and 4 lines to make it a beach ball. This creates 5 spaces for colors.

Procedure:

Show a beach ball to the kids, and talk about the shape and different colors. Explain they have 2 steps first: write their name on the outside of the ball and color in the center in any color they want.

Then go over the steps for adding color… I had counselors between groups of 5 kids to make sure this step went well. I’ll explain the way we did this:

You have 10 fingers, and need to use 5 colors. 5 colors = 5 fingers. One color per finger – do not mix colors on the plate or on your hand. Start with your pinky (everyone hold up your pinky), then change fingers.

You can paint with your fingers or make finger prints!

We will not wash hands til the very end!! Then we used paper plates to put the paint colors out, all 5 on one plate. Anywhere from 4-5 kids were able to share a plate.

Then wash hands! Depending on how much paint was used will determine how long it takes for it to dry. Happy Crafting!

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