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Supplies Needed: 

• Green Craft Paper
• Patterned Paper (or Scrapbook Paper)
• Black Finger Paint
• Q-Tip
• Marker
• Glue
• Scissors

Set Up:

I traced and cut out a letter “A” for all the kids before we started. Each toddler was given a Q-tip and a small splat of washable black finger paint.  Then I show the kids how to make dots with the Q-tips on their letter “A”.

They loved dipping and painting and using a Q-tip made paint management surprisingly easy even with 3 toddlers.  If you don’t want to use a Q-tip you could also just use fingers and you would probably end up with bigger, more visible “Ants”.

We finished up by talking a little bit about bugs and we had a small picnic by spreading a blanket over the floor and eating apples slices together.

Fruits and Vegetables that Start with “A”

• Apple
• Apricot
• Artichoke
• Asparagus
• Avocado

Tracing Letters:

• Big “A”
• Little “a”
• Letter “A” Coloring Sheet

Have you made this craft?  What was your experience like and do you have a suggestions to make it better?  I’d love to hear about them in the comments section below.

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