The children can actually make a whole town out of the cartons that can be used over and over again at the centre or home. Give each child a piece of paper, and spoon a little paint onto the paper. Have the child move the paint around the paper by blowing through the straw. When the paint has dried, the children can use the crayons or markers to add details to their straw-blown designs. Materials Needed peanuts in the shell tiny eye beads felt pieces or yarn for hair, eyes, buttons, face pieces, bow ties, shirts, etc.
Directions Use roly eyes, tiny beads, bits of felt or paper for the eyes.
Glue them in place. Finish the face using markers felt, paper ot paint. Try an apple seed for the nose. Give your peanut a hairstyle with felt or yarn, a bowtie, buttons, or a shirt. When dry, glue a magnet strip, weight, or safety pin on the back.