What's Inside the Door?

Why

What captures your children's imagination when they shop with you? Capture their memories and ideas with this activity.

Steps

1. Choose a big piece of colorful construction paper for your store front. Fold it in half and cut a door using Crayola® Scissors.

2. Use a Crayola Glue Stick to attach a piece of white paper behind the colored store front. Cut it to fit.

3. Using Crayola Crayons, draw your favorite things inside the store. Did you like the pet store the best? Or was your favorite place the book store? What would you find in your favorite store?

4. Design the store front with crayons, too. Include the signs, windows, and displays.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

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.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Crayons
  • Glue Sticks
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper

Where & When

"After our trip to the mall, my kids spent the afternoon creating their own mini-mall. What fun."
Loretta C., mother of 9- and 12-year-olds.

"One child's favorite store was the pet store with reptiles. That started us off on more animal discoveries."
Wilson B., family child care provider.


Interesting Info

So much shopping can be done on the Internet. For kids, real stores, with sights, sounds, smells, things to touch, and change to count, are the most memorable.