A great winter classic, the reading of the Red Mittens.
There are many versions of this story in which, on a cold day, Mouse goes for a walk and finds a red woollen mitten on the snow. Very happy, she takes refuge inside. But then other characters arrive: Hare, Fox, Boar and even Bear, who would also like to get into the warmth of the pretty mitten!
During a creative workshop with 2-4 year olds, I suggested a (not-so-simple) DIY project to build a mitten that we bound like a book to relive the story together after reading it.
This activity is:
- a painting and collage activity,
-a sensory activity that involves touching the cotton and wool
-a fine motor skills work through sewing
Materials:
cardboard
hole punching
scissors
glue
paints: red and white
painting brush
cotton
wool: red and white
wool needle
white marker
Step-by-step:
Draw and cut out two identical mittens from a piece of cardboard.
Turn one of the mittens over horizontally and create holes on the sides opposite the thumb.
Don't make too many holes, otherwise it's long and too complicated for the child to sew. Paint the mittens red on the outside (optional: white on the inside).
Glue cotton to the red paint at the bottom of the mittens
Glue the characters from the story inside the mitten.
We've also glue the little bird from the story behind the mitten because it doesn't fit in the mitten. Sew the edges of the mitten together
Older children can also sew the shape of a snowflake onto the mitten in white and/or decorate it with snowflakes drawn in white marker.
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