Today we discovered the story of the Silkworm, from egg to silkworm, cocoon and lastly the white moth (not a butterfly, as some of the children had expected!). We were also lucky to get to touch some silk fabric that the lovely Jill (an Alphabet Zoop volunteer) had brought along from her own collection.
If anyone ever decides to make a basic silkworm craft, your options of finding ideas are limited, trust me! So please feel free to use the idea that I came up with. Bear in mind its very basic!
You start with a diffusing leaf, which I purchased from Zart Art. You use a paintbrush or pipette to blot green food dye onto the leaf. Using two cotton wool balls, you pull one apart to make the body of the silkworm and use the other ball for its cocoon. Draw two black dots to make the silkworm's eyes and lastly you place the leaf on a black card backing so that it stands out.
Hi Ange,
ReplyDeleteI showed Laura her photo on your Blog and she was very excited. Alphabet Zoop is a wonderful program that has been offered for 3-4 year olds. We have enrolled in the Term 2 program. I just hope it cools down soon.
Hi Jan,
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that Laura was excited about her photo. It's such a beautiful photo of her. She looks so focused!
Ange x