Two Cool Coyotes Glasses Craft

At our storytime this week, we read Two Cool Coyotes by Jillian Lund and I thought it would be adorable if all the kids got to wear cool shades like Frank and Angelina do in the book!

To start, I printed and cut out a template. From there, I traced that template onto a few different colors of cardstock.

Then, I cut out the eyeholes. A handy tip for cutting out those islands is to punch a hole first. From there, place your scissors ina and work your way out.

When I had them all cut out, I attached pipecleaners for the arms of the glasses. This way, they are slightly adjustable for different sized heads.

And that's it! A very simple craft that's a lot of fun to play dress up with :) 

No Mess Painting and Object Recognition

Here is one of the crafts I made recently. This plastic bag filled with paint and buttons works great as a tool for children to practice their letters or for little ones to interact with as their brains are busy developing and cataloging the world around them.

I would've preferred to use colored paint but only had access to white paint at work. There are many variations with this. You could include googly eyes, beads or shapes made from polymer clay. The bags I made have buttons and sequins in them along with a few rhinestones that I had lying around.

I pull them out when my kids are a bit too rowdy for a story and the kids and the parents really love these.