It was PERFECT for non-ambulatory kids who really need gross motor skill development. Most of the six who did the project did remarkably well on their own- all I needed to do was make sure their stocking was actually landing on the paper as often as possible. Yeah, I ended up covered in paint, but who cares?
Children who don't have as extreme of (or any) motor disabilities can probably aim a lot better on their own, but I still would suggest taking the project outside or on an easily cleanable surface, of course!
This is a link to the original pin but I get a suspicious link alert when I try to go beyond Pinterest. Proceed at your own risk!
Supplies:
-Dried beans (or something that would have the same effect)
-Nylons
-Paint (Washable is HIGHLY recommended!)
-Paper
I begged some old knee highs from family, and filled the bottoms with lentils and rice.
Here's my setup- It took all morning to go through one child at a time, but seeing as how there was only a 4 foot-square space in my classroom that ISN'T carpeted, this was the only way to go!
Some kids in action!
A couple completed projects
Personally, I was a fan of the pattern the lentils left more than the rice. It would be really neat to have a bunch of different things in the stockings and see how the pattern changed! The thing that really bugs me about this project is that there's nothing to pull it together- it's really just splotches on a paper. Another staff person in my classroom suggested using it to make fireworks for a Fourth of July craft, and I had the idea of using autumn colours to make leaves on trees. For older kids, perhaps it could be a lesson in elasticity. The possibilities go on and on!
