Talking With the Animals
Get a pet's point of view as you imagine what animals might tell you if they could share their feelings.
1. What is your favorite pet or animal? Imagine what one of these animals would say to you, if it could speak. Would it be happy to see you? Would it ask you a question or tell you a story? What might it be thinking?
2. Cover a table with recycled newspaper. On white paper, use Crayola® Washable Markers to draw your animal. Blend the marker with a wet Crayola Paintbrush for a watercolor effect. Dry.
3. Use markers and Crayola Crayons on top of the dry watercolor effect to draw strands of fur or to represent skin.
4. Use a marker to draw a thought bubble above your animal's head. In the bubble, write the words the animal would say to you, if it could. Ask an adult for assistance if you are beginning to learn how to write and spell.
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.
- Use this method to predict how people might talk about new ideas or current event. Draw a picture of them, then write what you think they might say.
- Write a new ending to a favorite story by drawing the characters and creating thought bubbles that describe the action.
- Imagine what inanimate objects might say if they could talk? What might your furniture say? What about the clouds, a bus, or your lunch box? Draw and write your ideas.
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