


The children “walk” the spatulas across the paper to make prints. Place one or two (small) spatulas on top of each color of paint. Use one yellow feather on each side of plate for wings, cut out small triangle orange felt shapes, for the beak with rest of felt, cut out web feet for the duck. Cut out round circles for duck head, glue onto one end of plate, sticking it slightly inside plate near fold. Fold plate in half with the folded edge as the top. Let the kids paint the plate yellow, and let dry. Paper plates, preferably the small white ones Make a duck beak with orange paper and fold. Display the picture with the title “I’m a Splendid Swan!”Ĭut wings on the side of brown grocery sacks, leaving the top attached. Present this as a follow-up activity after reading “The Ugly Duckling.” Help each child write one thing that makes him or her special below the swan print. Use an orange marker to draw a beak near the top of the thumb print.Ħ. Make a small dot in the center of the thumb print wit a black marker.ĥ. With fingers together and thumb at a right angle, make a print in the center of a sheet of blue construction paper (thumb pointing up).Ĥ. Paint inside of palm, fingers, and thumb with white paint.ģ. Draw an eye on the duck and water lines around the duck.Ģ. Glue them on blue paper – using the hand print sideways as the ducks wings. Cut out a yellow duck body and yellow duck head, orange feet and an orange bill. Trace around 1 hand on white paper, cut it out. Yellow, blue, white and orange construction paper Add eyes beak and feet for a cute little duck. When they are done,use shredded tissue and have the children glue it onto the footprint. Have the children trace their foot on paper and cut it out. To make the duck “quack,” moisten the sponge and use the sponge to grab the string, then jerk the sponge pulling it down the string. tie a small piece of sponge on the end of the string. String needs to hang down 8 or 10 inches. Thread a piece of string through the hole and have it dangle out the bottom of the cup. Teacher pokes a small hole in the bottom of the cup. Decorate to look like a duck, cup is upside down. Trace a duck shape on a piece of paper and have children glue on different colored feathers onto the duck. Our activities are used by teachers, moms, dads, child care providers and more!Īll our activities are available at no cost and are free to print and share. You have come to the right place if you are looking for fun, engaging and exciting Duck themed activities to do with toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners.
