Making Footprints
Tracing and making footprints
Month 9 · Activity 18 · Art
Instructions
- On two pieces of black construction paper, trace together around a child’s foot and then an adult's foot with a white crayon or piece of chalk
- Cut the footprints following the white tracing lines. Have your child use blunt scissors. If cutting is difficult, place your hand over the child’s hand on the scissors, and guide them. This is a good time to repeat the refrain - “I think I can...I think I can...)
- When footprints are cut out - ask child to point to the long footprint
- Ask child to point to the little footprint
- Have child pick the long footprint and hide in the room while the adult closes his eyes. When it is hidden, let child ask you to find the long footprint
- Next, let the adult choose the little footprint and hide it while child closes his eyes. When it is hidden, ask child to find the little footprint
- Glue the footprints onto a larger sheet of paper. Have child write his name under his footprint. Have adult write his name under the adult footprint.
Simplify
Remove the shoes from your feet and place on the paper for easier tracing.
Extend
When you are finished hiding the footprints, encourage the child to decorate the footprints with crayons or make the footprint into a picture.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
If you ran for president or leader of your school or country, what would be a slogan or saying you would use to tell people what you would do to help the school or country?
Can you share what was the farthest walk you have taken? Where did you go and who walked with you?
Materials
- large sheet of paper
- black construction paper
- white crayon/piece of chalk
- scissors
- glue
Language Skills
Motor Skills
Problem Solving Skills