Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Subscribe today to our bi-weekly newsletter!   ACTIVITY Body Prints By Julie Joy With three to five year olds the process of art activities are still more important than the product. This activity lets children use their body parts to create pictures. It can get very messy! Before You Start If possible you may want to do this activity outdoors. Otherwise be sure to have paper towels and soapy water on hand for clean up. Let's Begin 1. Most children may have may fingerpainted before. But what about painting with other body parts? 2. Paint the fingertips of the children with your paintbrush. Show them how to press it onto the paper to leave fingerprints. What other body parts can they use to paint? 3. Take some of the suggestions. Children can use hands, toes, fists, or feet to make prints all over the paper. 4. If you are feeling adventuresome try elbows or even a nose print! Furthermore Let children trace around hands or feet with crayons. Compare the sizes. Some tracings will be bigger or smaller than others. You can also line the children up to measure. Some bodies are taller than others, but all of the bodies are growing every day.   Large sheets of paper Washable paint Paintbrushes Warm soapy water Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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