The Snail and the Whale Movable Craft

Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:27am

Good Morning Reception!
 

Have you been enjoying ‘The Snail and the Whale’ story this week? Today we are going to be making a moveable craft using paper plates linked to this exciting tale! Take a look at what you will be making below…

Isn’t it fantastic?!

You will need:

Paper plate

2 Shades of blue paint/pens/pencils

Lollipop stick

Felt tip pens

Different coloured card (ideally white/blue/grey)

Scissors

Sellotape

Instructions:

Begin by painting/colouring in your paper plate in two shades of blue – if you don’t have blue you could add a bit of white/yellow to what you have and recreate the scene where the whale gets stuck on the beach!

If you are painting, while it’s drying you can begin to create the snail and the whale! On a piece of card, draw a picture of the two friends and colour them in! It’s better to use card over paper as it will stand up better when you play with your paper plate. Attach a lollipop stick to it using Sellotape.

Cut a sun shape out of yellow card and glue this onto your paper plate. Then carefully cut a line along the bottom of the paper plate… this should go from one side to the other but not go to the actual edge or you’ll cut the bottom off the paper plate.

Pop your lollipop stick through the hole and your snail and the whale craft is ready to be played with!

Enjoy! I can’t wait to see your creations! J