Materials: 

spools, kitchen utensils, plastic animals, and other gadgets with interesting textures, paint, paper plates, paper

Directions:

Pour a little paint in the paper plates.  Dip "junk” in the paint and print on the paper.  Dip the feet of  toy animals in the paint and let them "walk” across the page.

Adaptations:

Ask children to bring in "junk” from home for this project.

Materials: 

chocolate kisses, glue, paper, crayons

Directions:

Invite children to eat the chocolate kisses and then create a collage out of the wrappers.

Adaptations:

What a great way to follow up THE RAINBOW FISH.

Materials: 

crayons, paper

Directions:

Make a very small shape or object in the center of the paper.  Take a different color of crayon and go around it, making it a little larger.  Continue using different colors of crayons and making the object a little larger until it completely fills the page.

Adaptations:

Use seasonal objects, such as hearts, kites, leaves, etc.