Newspaper Polar Bear Tutorial

This was a great craft for the age group I intended- Preschool and Kindergarten. Prep all your materials ahead of time and it should go quite smoothly. Don’t plan on it taking more than 10-15 minutes, although that’s about the extent this particular age group can handle, so it works out well.

Supplies:

• Newspaper

• Blue construction paper

• Plain white paper

• White finger paint

• Black marker

• Scizzors

• Glue sticks

• Googly eyes

• Polar Bear template

• Sheet of cardstock (if desired)

Directions:

Preparation

• Print out the template on cardstock and cut out the various shapes
• Trace the bear shapes on newspaper and cut out
• Use a black marker to color in ears and draw nose and mouth
• Rip off the bottom section of a white piece of paper approximately 3-4 inches high

Craft

• Have children place a single finger in white paint and dot their snowflakes onto blue construction paper
• Give them the pieces one at a time and explain where they go on the picture- start with the snow, then the base of the bear, etc.
• Have the children use a glue stick to glue each piece onto the paper
• Finish by gluing on the eyes