Four Seasons Tree toddler-friendly bubble-wrap painting craft is a creative and educational process art to refine fine motor control and dexterity while promoting creativity. [Video Tutorial is Included.]
Is your little one noticing a seasonal change? Are conversations about “Why are there no leaves in the winter?” or “Why are summers so hot?” sparking off? Well, if they do, here is a hands-on way [literally] to discuss the seasons! Besides, with some bubble-wrap and a free Four Seasons tree craft template, this easy craft art project is suitable even for toddlers. Most importantly, the setup should be minimal since all you need are paints and some recycled materials.
Four Seasons Trees Bubble-Wrap Toddler-Friendly Craft
Why Craft With Toddlers
Toddler arts and crafts are excellent tools and easy ways to develop motor skills, boost dexterity, and improve hand-eye coordination. Besides, your little artist promotes self-esteem while building confidence through creative expression! Most importantly, messy not so messy form of art is a creative, educational, and fun way to promote innovation, encourage self-expression, and enhance decision-making skills.
So, grab the printable, and let’s get crafty!
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Materials and Supplies
These are the materials you will need to make this easy-peasy bubble-wrap seasons tree craft:
- a Seasons Tree trunk printout (download below)
- *colored paint ~ we are using tempera paints
- bio glitter optional
- recycled bubble wrap
- recycled TPR (toilet paper roll) or paper roll
- rubber bands
Tree Painting Seasons Colors
Assuming that white paper is your background:
Use white or silver paint to resemble snow in the winter.
For spring tree flowers, use white and pink paints.
Use green paint for summer tree leaves.
Finally, use red, orange, and yellow for the autumn/fall tree leaves.
Instructions
First, print the seasons tree template and cut out each tree (along the dotted lines), or leave all intact on one page.
*Arrange the cards in a circle to emphasize the cyclical nature of life. I started with winter, but feel free to start with the season of your choice. Just make sure that seasons are arranged in sequential order.
Making a Stamp
To make a stamp to print with, cut four pieces of bubble wrap so that they are slightly larger than the end of a cardboard tube (TPR). Then, use an elastic band to secure the bubble wrap to the tube.
Next, squirt paints of your choice to represent each season.
Finally, dip the stamp into the paint and print it on a tree.
How to Make Four Seasons Trees Bubble-Wrap Toddler-Friendly Craft (Easy Tutorial)
As children press the stamp down onto the paper, they will observe many exciting patterns made by the bubble wrap. Also, experiment with color mixing, for example, mixing fuchsia and white to make a pretty light pink of spring blossoms. Alternately, experiment with mixing yellow, orange, and red to replicate the fall foliage for the autumn tree. Ask your child to name the colors and/or describe the process.
Toddler arts and crafts are fun for developing motor skills, boosting dexterity, and improving hand-eye coordination. Besides, your little artist promotes self-esteem while building confidence through creative expression!
Skills At Play
- hand-eye coordination
- fine motor control and dexterity as art and craft projects involve moving the hands and fingers
- learning through play while fostering imagination and creativity
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Bubble-Wrap Four Seasons Tree Craft
The Importance of Sensory Crafting
- It stimulates the senses. (When multiple sensory stimuli are triggered, new synapses develop within a growing brain.)
- It promotes cognitive growth.
- It strengthens fine motor control by exercising small muscles of the hands.
- It promotes language development.
- Sensory crafts spur creative exploration.
- Finally, sensory crafts increase focus and attention.
Toddler Crafts | Four Seasons Bubble-Wrap Printing
What is Process Art
Process art is a form of artistic expression where the focus lies on the process and not the end result. Messy arts and crafts using bubble wrap, a brush, a sponge, or finger painting are very important for early childhood development since they help the body and brain integrate tactile information creatively.
Process art is perfect for little artists since the focus lies on creating the work, not the outcome! During this fun artistic process, your child learns how colors work, especially color mixing, while developing spatial awareness and sensory integration. And it’s a creative, fun, and artistic exploration!
Have you tried Bubble-Wrap 4-Seasons Tree Craft? Leave a comment if you did!
For More Seasons Crafts
See here Four Seasons Toddler Finger-Painting.
Four Seasons Of the Year Trees Toddler-Friendly Craft
You can bring seasons to life with this fun craft, even if you live in an area with little or no seasonal change. Trust me, this craft is a win-win, even for toddlers, as the mess level is relatively minimal. Moreover, young children will promote essential fine motor skills and learn through the creative process of art. So, whether you are learning about winter solstice, autumn equinox, or marveling at spring blossoms, this season tree craft with a free printable tree template is a great project to learn about the changing of seasons for children of all ages, including primary grades.
The Seasons of a Tree craft serves as an excellent homeschool holiday resource. The different colors symbolize distinct different seasons at different times of the year, enabling children to observe and comprehend the cyclical nature of changing seasons. These types of seasonal crafts are a great way to offer an engaging and educational activity for children, fostering an understanding of the evolving seasons through creative expression. This fun arty crafty kids activity provides an opportunity for hands-on learning, allowing children to explore the concept of changing seasons through various artistic techniques and sets of colours.
By utilizing various colors, children can easily discern strong relationships and the interconnectedness of seasonal changes. This method offers different ways for exploration within lesson plans, facilitating a deeper understanding of the changing seasons through diverse activities and instructional approaches.
Have you tried making a Four-Seasons Tree bubble-wrap craft? Let me know in the comments below.
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