Hip Boots in Cranberry Bogs
Kids delight in getting bogged down with this cranberry harvest scene! Sip on cranberry juice as you show how these beautiful red berries grow.
1. Legend has it that cranberries were served by Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Recipes containing cranberries go back to the early 1700s. Read Cranberries and find more information about this fruit on the Internet. You'll discover that this unique fruit is grown only in North America. Create your own cranberry bog diorama to show a colorful harvest scene.
2. Cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Paint the inside of a recycled shoe box with Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes to make the sky. Dry. With a sponge, dab on shades of paint to resemble trees in autumn.
3. To make cranberries, use various shades of red Crayola Crayons to draw lines on several coffee filters, starting at the middle and moving to the outside edges. With a red Crayola Washable Marker, draw lines throughout the crayoned filter. Spritz the filter with water so colors run together. Dry.
4. Cut off the end flaps of a shoe box lid with Crayola Scissors to make your cranberry bog. Paint it to resemble land and water. Dry. Sponge red paint on the water. Dry.
5. Tear the dry filters into pieces and roll them to form cranberries. Use Crayola School Glue to attach the cranberries on the red areas so they look like they are floating on water.
6. On white construction paper with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils, sketch workers holding rakes. Color figures with markers. Cut out and glue workers standing in the water. Glue the bog inside the shoe box. Have a glass of cranberry juice, or make some muffins while it dries!
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Small Parts—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
Sponges and Foam—Sponges, foam, and other expandable materials should not be used with children 3 years old and younger.
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