This activity was done recently with my students ages 2 through 3, but this is a simple project that could definitely be applied to older kids. I offered pre-cut strips of craft paper, which is very helpful especially for little fingers just learning to cut, since it is easy for them to cut entire pieces off of the strip with just one snip. A tip to show them would be to make sure the narrow part of the strip is all the way back and between teh blades so that only one snip is necessary. While it's good for their fine motor skills, they also enjoyed pasting the strips onto cardboard with glue sticks. My students also used markers to decorate the cardboard that they were gluing the strips to, and when they were all finished, we painted over each collage with tacky glue to keep it all in tact. Any craft glue should do.
Pre-cut strips of craft paper to give the little ones a head start
These collages can be found on the website in our collage gallery, sold as greetings card prints:
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