| Glue the three hearts together one on top of the other as
"centered" as you can make them. This will be your
snail's shell |
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| Glue the snail's body underneath the shell. |
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| It you're attaching this to a piece of paper, draw a set
of antennas and add the two tiny hearts to the tips. |
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Option for mass-producing - young children: Print
out the B&W template. Trace the pieces onto stiff cardboard (back of
paper pads works well) or margarine/ice cream container lids. Cut out to
make permanent templates. Allow the children to trace these
permanent templates onto different colors of construction paper to make their
animal
Ruth wrote:
I regularly use your craft and teaching ideas in Sunday School and at my toddler group. I used the snail heart craft last week and adapted it so that instead of making the snail on paper, the children made it on to a CD. This meant they could turn it into a puppet or fridge magnet quite easily - just an idea. |
Option for mass-producing - older children: Omit
the templates. Let the children cut out heart shapes in various sizes from
colored construction paper (show them how to fold paper in half and then cut to
make a perfectly symmetrical heart). Let the children create their own
animals by putting together hearts of different sizes (you can pre-make a few
example animals to give them some inspiration).
Templates:
