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Cotton Blob Aliens

by Claire Winlow (follow)
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Cotton wool, painting, birthday card, pre school, alien


I was experimenting with different painting techniques with my two year old and he loved dabbing with cotton wool balls. We turned his blobs into aliens and then used to decorate a birthday card.

Time: 10 minutes
Age: Under 5's
Level: Easy

Materials
Paint
Card
Cotton wool balls
Googly eyes
Black marker

Method
Dip cotton wool ball in paint and then dab on cards. You'll get slightly different shapes and sizes each time.

Cotton, alien, outer space, preschool

Cotton, alien, outer space, preschool


Once dry, decorate with googly eyes.

Cotton wool, painting, birthday card, pre school, alien


Draw on features with a black marker.

Cotton wool, painting, birthday card, pre school, alien


Cut out and stick onto a card and you have an alien card for outer space lovers.

Cotton wool, painting, birthday card, pre school, alien


Categories
#Under 5s
#Fingerprint
#Aliens
#Outer Space
#Space
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