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An Activity for Preschoolers:
Create colorful depictions of grandma and grandpa!

Before You Begin:
To make these adorable portraits, you'll need to gather paper plates, pom-poms, glue,
eyes, crayons or tempera sticks and any collage materials desired.

Activity Goals:
To encourage children to create a portrait of their grandparents using collage materials.

Furthermore:
Provide children with a large selection of materials to create truly unique portraits.

Steps:

  1. Paint a paper plate using Colors Like Me® paint and allow to dry.
  2. Use brown and orange tempera sticks to color the outsides of the wreath.
  3. Once the paint is dry, add hair using pom-poms, felt or any other collage materials you
    like.
  4. Add eyes using glue or use self-adhesive eyes.
  5. Add a mouth and nose using crayons or tempera sticks.