| Children love windsocks. They are fun to make and | | | | hang up for a birthday party. Cut approximately six |
| fun to hang and look at. This preschool activity is very | | | | pieces of streamer to be 18 inches each. Have your |
| easy and is suited to any season or holiday. To make | | | | child glue the ends of the streamers inside the bottom |
| a windsock you will need: | | | | of the windsock so that they are hanging out of the |
| Construction paper | | | | bottom of the windsock. |
| Crayons or markers | | | | Have your child cut a piece of yarn approximately 18 |
| Small pictures | | | | inches long. Staple the ends of the yarn on each side |
| Yarn | | | | of the top of the windsock. Your windsock is ready to |
| Glue | | | | hang! |
| Stapler | | | | These windsocks are very easy to make and look |
| Scissors | | | | really cute hanging out on your patio. You can also |
| Streamers | | | | hang them in your house. They are great seasonal and |
| For the top of the windsock you will need one 8 1/2 x | | | | holiday projects. You can change the pictures and |
| 11 piece of construction paper. Cut the piece of paper | | | | colors of the windsocks with the seasons, such as for |
| in half lengthwise. | | | | Easter, Christmas, or Halloween. You could have |
| Next have your child color the small pictures to place | | | | flowers for spring, bumblebees for summer, or leaves |
| on the windsock. Coloring and activity books are great | | | | for fall. The possibilities are limitless. My boys are |
| for finding pictures. You can use a copier to reduce or | | | | currently interested in insects, so they colored some |
| enlarge the pictures to fit on the windsock. We cut out | | | | bugs for their windsocks. |
| four pictures for each of our windsocks. | | | | This activity is a great opportunity for your preschooler |
| After coloring the pictures, cut them out and glue them | | | | to practice coloring, cutting, and gluing. If your |
| to the two pieces of construction paper. Next lay the | | | | preschooler doesn't yet have a long attention span, |
| pieces of paper end to end and staple them together. | | | | you might want to pre-cut some of the pieces ahead |
| Bring the two open ends of the paper together to | | | | of time, like the top of the windsock and the |
| form a circle and staple the two ends together. This is | | | | streamers. My busy boys barely made it past the |
| the top of the windsock. | | | | coloring part, but loved seeing their windsocks blowing |
| Next have your child cut the streamers. These | | | | in the breeze! |
| streamers are the same kind of streamers you would | | | | |