Soooo... the Lord led to the WONDERFUL tool that is Google which helped me find an AWESOME ally for our activity time. The website www.dltk-kids.com offers templates for all kinds of animals made out of toilet paper rolls (which abound in our house).
They're so easy to make and Ben LOVES them. He names every animal and keeps it as his special friend. It's also a fun way to study animals as after we've made it we look up videos and interesting facts on that particular animal. We have a drawer full of the ones we've made. Here are a few samples for you:
Tom the bald eagle. (He was actually so special to Ben that he gave him to me for a Mother's Day present. So sweet! Of course, he couldn't bear to part with him so that night he asked me if he could have him back, heh.)
Baby Blue the peacock.
Lily is not so into the tp roll crafts but she joined us one afternoon and made this tiger. She named her Juliette.
A taxi. (Definitely NOT as popular as the animals.)
Jimmy the vampire bat. (The "bat theme" has lasted quite a long time and we've learned about all the different kinds of bats.)
Tasha, Tyrone & Pablo the Hippo family. (I think the 'Backyardigans' have influenced their names.)
wow Nat, I must say that's pretty talented. Those look pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI love knowing what is going on in little kids heads, obviously Ben has quite the imagination. He's so cute.