One blog I have loved to follow since I first discovered it last year is Moments A Day. Chelsea focuses on building character through everyday family life. I don’t find this easy with my kids and need all the help I can get, so when I was offered the chance to review her ebook Playing with Purpose I agreed straight away. This book has a list of all the qualities most parents dream of instilling in their little ones like kindness, cleanliness, consideration plus many more and offers simple ideas you can use to help build those character traits from an early age. The friendly face mask is one of the activities from the ebook, and this is how we made our version…
You will need
• Paper plate (we used cake sized but a dinner sized one would be just as good) or a cardboard circle
• Felt scraps
• Googly eyes
• Crepe paper and thick wool for hair
• Glue and scissors
• Stick for a handle and duct tape
• Felt scraps
• Googly eyes
• Crepe paper and thick wool for hair
• Glue and scissors
• Stick for a handle and duct tape
Cut shapes from the felt to stick on for the eyes, nose and cheeks. I pre-cut mine out before miss K came to do the activity because she is too little to do that part herself. I also cut the crepe paper into strips and bundled it into hair for her to stick on.
In typical miss K style a very generous amount of glue was used for hers, and she had fun creating her “friendly face”.
Allow to dry and then tape a stick from the back yard or a ruler on the back for a handle. Cute hey?
This was a useful activity for my daughter because she is only 4 and still learning how to make friends. We talked about what face you should make when you meet people and about how they will not feel like being your friend if you show them a sour or grumpy face, or look down and ignore them. This “friendly face” mask reinforces how smiling makes people feel welcome. Miss K was proudly walking around with her mask all afternoon.You can find lots more paper plate crafts on my Paper Plates board in Pinterest.
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Thanks for the review and the craft. I’ve purchased the book and we’ve just made the friendly face mask for F week in my home preschool program. I’m looking forward to reading more ideas for incorporating character building into our learning and play.