stART: "Old Bob's Brown Bear" by Niki Daly

Letter "T" is on the docket for this week,
so reading a story about a Teddy Bear
seemed prudent...

After reading this sweet story about
a teddy bear who was shared
between a Grandfather and his granddaughter...

...we had to make something that
smelled like
"lots and lots of LOVE."

For this activity, we used the following
supplies:

Bear outline
(I got ours off of KidsSoup)
Glue
Buttons
Instant coffee
Scissors
Construction paper

First, we coated the the bear with glue.

(Fat Cat was a big help in the process...)

Next, we sprinkled the bear with
the instant coffee.

Once it was good and covered,
I shook the excess off...

....which revealed more patches that we had
to cover.

(Next, it WOULD have been smart for me to
let the bears dry before I cut them out,
but I didn't, 'cause we were itching
to get the bears completed...oh well...)

After cutting out the bears and gluing
them to construction paper...

The kiddos glued on buttons
to decorate their bears.

When we finally were finished...

...we got to work cleaning up
the coffee and glue!

Now, grab a good cup 'o joe
and head on over to stART
and see what other crafty fun
families have come up with this week!