Making Circle Clouds

Developing finger dexterity and estimation skills

Month 2 · Activity 19 · Art

Cut out 2 circles from clear contact paper
One circle is around 4 inches wide and the other is bigger around 8 inches wide
Staple the circles, sticky side up to a piece of blue construction paper
Let child guess how many cotton balls it would take to fill in the small circle
Remove the backing and let the child fill the small circle with cotton balls
Count the balls and compare to the child’s guess
Now estimate how many cotton balls it will take to fill the bigger circle
Remove the back and let the child fill the bigger circle with cotton balls
Compare to the child’s guess of how many cotton balls
Have the child point to the bigger cloud

Have an adult staple the contact paper to the construction paper and encourage the child to add the cotton balls

Instead of using fingers to place the cotton balls, use tweezers or tongs to help develop finger control

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

Can you guess how old I am?

What is something I can do at my age, that you are unable to do?

clear contact paper (click here to purchase)
blue construction paper
stapler
cotton balls (click here to purchase) or miniature marshmallows (click here to purchase)