Squirrel Art

Squirrel Art

Squirrel Art

Suitable for Kindergarten to Third Grade

- tracers can be made as shown

- students use the tracers to make the parts of 
   the squirrel 
- the tail can be placed strategically on   
  the squirrel's body to make it either look like 
  it is sitting up or running
- tissue paper makes the tail look bushy  

Materials

- 2 tracers - one body part and one tail  
  (multiple tracers will be needed according to 
  class size)
- glue
- brown, grey and black construction paper (students can choose what color they want 
  their squirrel to be)
- tissue paper cut up in squares (approximately one inch square) in colors to match the 
  body parts
- the squirrel parts could be cut out for Kindergarten children and children without the 
  tracing and cutting skills

Construction
- trace and cut out the two squirrel parts (have the squirrel's tail line up line up with the 
  body to give either the sitting or running effect)
- glue the tail onto the front of the squirrel's body
- apply glue to a small part of the tail, starting at one end
- starting at the edge at the end with the glue, begin placing tissue paper onto the glue
- place your finger in the middle of the square, pull the tissue paper up to wrap around your 
  finger
- keeping your finger in the tissue paper, stick the paper on the glued surface
- helpful hints - try not to get glue on fingers or the tissue paper starts sticking to fingers and 
  place tissue paper close together, leaving no spaces for a really bushy effect
- younger children can loosely crumple up the tissue paper and stick it on the gllue
- finish off with a little eye made out of construction paper