Kids have a great time exercising their imaginations when it comes to making a collage. A collage is what is made when a varirty of materials are glued onto paper, cardboard or board. Supply your child with a wide range of materials and watch their creativity blossom. There is no limit to what you can use. Find some shoe boxes or small containers to store all the bits and pieces.
What You Need:-
Materials – Really you can provide anything at all that can be glued to paper or board. Here are a few ideas, beads, buttons, confetti, cotton wool, flowers, foil, dead matches, fabric, feathers, pebbles, ribbon, pasta paper, toothpicks, wool.
Staples and tape, crayons or felt tip pens, scissors containers, glue, craft blue is probably best for heavier objects.
Here is a simple recipe for paste; 1/2 cup cornflour, 1/2 cup cold water, boiling water. Mix cold water and cornflour to make a smooth paste, Add boiling water quickly while stirring. Stir until paste is clear (add disinfectant if you want to store paste), refrigerate.
Themed collages are a good idea and collecting pieces you need for your theme can be fun. A collage of a beach scene could involve sand, shells, pebbles, cellophane and brightly coloured paper a farm collage might include feathers, straw, ice block sticks and grass.
The important thing to remember is its all about being creative using your imagination but most of all…..Have Fun:)