• 1.

  Draw children’s attention to fine details in illustrations in children’s books.

• 2.

  Children’s fine motor and visual discrimination skills come into play with this make-it-yourself game.

• 3.

  Before doing this activity, children need many experiences in stamping and drawing designs, and in visually distinguishing similarities and differences.

• 4.

  With Crayola® Write Start® Colored Pencils, draw 12 circles (to fit the bottom of muffin-tin cups) on construction paper.

• 5.

  Use Crayola® MiniStampers to make a pair of circles with the same design. Make 5 more pairs, each with different designs. Make pairs exactly the same.

• 6.

  Decorate circles with Crayola® Glitter Glue. Dry overnight.

• 7.

  Cut out the circles with Crayola® Scissors.

• 8.

  Place one set of circles in the bottom of a muffin tin. Match the patterns on the remaining circles to those in the tins.

Standards

• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Reading Pictures
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Social & Emotional: Flexibility
• Thinking: Observing
• Thinking: Problem Solving
• Thinking: Understanding Concepts