DLTK's Crafts for Kids
"I Have Different Emotions" Craft

"Sarah" asked for some ideas on different emotions!  I thought my 2 year old would have fun with this theme so tried to make a craft suitable for younger kids too.

Materials you will need are a printer, paper, scissors, glue, crayons and a paper plate/CD/or margarine lid.  Optional materials include wool for hair and a popsicle stick or tongue depressor to turn the craft into a puppet.

• Cut two pieces of construction paper the size of your circle if you aren't using a paper plate (trace around the CD or margarine lid).
   
  • Glue the construction paper to your circle (both sides).
  • This step can be done by an adult earlier.
• Print out the template of choice.
• Color craft pieces if you printed the black and white version of the template.
• Cut out the pieces.  This step may require adult assistance and can be done prior to making the craft with the children.
• Paste the template pieces onto the circle to make an expression (see pictures above for some ideas).  The eyebrows are a key way to change the emotions!
• You can make these "reversible" by gluing one face on the front (happy for example) and one on the back (sad for example).
• Put some wool on for hair if you like.
• Glue a popsicle stick on to make a puppet if you like.
• Ask your child to describe how the character is feeling.  Ask them to describe a situation that made them feel that way.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP in most browsers).

Template     colour   or   B&W

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