Preschool Desert Arts and Crafts

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Cactus

Submitted by Barbara

What You Need:

What You Do:

Either give your children a potato with the bottom cut off or a piece of paper cut into the shape of a cactus. Let them stick toothpicks in it and paint it to make it look like a cactus.

Sand Painting

Submitted by Carla

What You Need:

What You Do:

Have your children paint a picture with glue. They can then sift sand on top of their picture. This will cause their painting to look like it was painted with sand!

Desert Scene

Submitted by Blair

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What You Do:

Give your children the materials and tell them to create a desert scene.
Some great scenes that my children have done are:
*One child used different colored chalks (red, pink, purple, and yellow) to make streaks (sunset) on black paper while gluing on green cactuses.
*Another child painted a ghost town.

Cactus

Submitted by Mindy

What You Need:

What You Do:

Precut a cactus shapes from white construction paper and then, using green paint, have the children marble paint the cobra. You can then paste the cactus on another sheet of paper and have the children use the other supplies (twigs, grass, etc) to make a desert scene.

Adobe House

Submitted by Jill

What You Need:

What You Do:

Make a house outline on a piece of paper. Then give them brown or tan paint mixed with sand. Let them paint the house to form an Adobe House.

Scratchy Cactus

Submitted by Sarah

What You Need:

What You Do:

Have your children outline a cactus on light green or white construction paper. Then provide them with a mixture of liquid starch, salt, and green tempura paint. Let your children paint their cactuses. When they dry they will fill scratchy.

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