Magic Garden Collage

Collage activities allow children to create without precise drawing skills, building confidence in artistic expression.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Fairytales
• Learning area: Visual Arts
• Level: Infant & Toddler

Objectives

• Develops fine motor skills through tearing and gluing
• Introduces nature and flower concepts
• Encourages creative expression

Materials

• Construction paper (various colors)
• Pre-cut flower and butterfly shapes
• Tissue paper for tearing
• Glue sticks
• Green paper for grass base

Instructions

Provide a green paper base as the 'garden ground.' Offer pre-cut flowers, butterflies, and tissue paper for children to arrange and glue. Help infants feel different textures and watch colors being placed. Encourage toddlers to tear tissue paper and make their own choices about placement. Talk about colors and shapes as you work.

Educator tip

Accept all arrangements—the process of creating is more important than the final product.

Assessment

Observe children's fine motor control with gluing, their color and placement choices, and their engagement with materials.

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