Toddlers’ Handcraft – Unicorn Hair

By Ali Mathieson

Are you running out of fun things to do with the kids? Ali has as this brilliant activity – Toddlers’ Handcraft – to make unicorn hair. How much fun!

YOU WILL NEED:

• An adult to help you
• Colour paper strips (you could cut strips from white paper and colour them yourself)
• Sheet of white paper (or two if you plan to colour the strips yourself)
• Black felt tip pen
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick

METHOD:

1. Draw the face on the sheet of white paper. Remember that the chin should be near the bottom of your paper to leave enough space for the hair.
2. You can either fold the hair strips, or you could wind them into a curl around a pencil etc.
3. Once they are all folded or wound up, glue them into place around your model’s face.

NOTE TO PARENTS:

This is an excellent exercise for hand dexterity and co-ordination.

Allow your little one to manage as much of this as he or she can.

IDEA:

Everyone loves a REAL unicorn!

Draw a unicorn profile and glue the curled strips into place for a magic unicorn mane.

Use sparkly wrapping paper for the unicorns mane.

So, there you have it! Toddlers’ Handcraft for you to adapt with different items you find at home!

And to help with your kiddies’ behaviour, have a look at this article by Eloise Grobbelaar: Code Breaker