How to Make Cat Whiskers out of Handprints

This is a fun activity for young children.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Construction paper, preferably orange.
• Black Tempura paint
• Googly eyes
• Red Construction paper
• Black Marker
• Scissors
• Paint brush
• Elmers glue or gluestick
• Paint smock or old shirt

1. Get the orange construction paper ready for hand prints.

2. Put on a smock or an old shirt to protect clothing.

3. Paint both hands with black tempura paint.

4. After painting hands be sure they remain face down to avoid touching anything until you are ready to firmly press the hands down onto the construction paper.

5. Place hands sideways (fingers pointing left and right) and press down onto construction paper.

6. Hold hands down for 5 seconds to ensure the prints are visible on the paper.

7. Wash hands immediately after to avoid getting on clothing, furniture, etc.

8. When the hand prints dry, draw the top of a cat's head and ears with a black marker. (If working with young children, have an adult or older child draw the head and ears.)

9. Glue the googly eyes inside the drawn head.

10. Cut out a red circle and glue on as the cats nose.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure you or the child doing the project wears a smock or old shirt to protect clothing from the black paint.

[jenng]

on 11/14/2009 Great article on How to Make Cat Whiskers out of Handprints 5*