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Preschool Playground: Arts, Crafts, and Music

Activity 6 – Sandpaper Pictures

Lay a piece of sandpaper down, rough side up, on a flat surface. Make sure the paper is not so rough that is could easily cut little fingers. Give your child cut pieces of colored yarn to attach to the sandpaper. The yarn will stick to the sandpaper—no glue required! When you get tired of one picture, just take the yarn off and start over. Make sure your child is old enough to understand that he or she must not rub the sandpaper on any nice surfaces (like the table) or put their fingers in their eyes, nose, mouth, etc. until after they have washed at the end of their craft. Some sandpaper leaves a fine grit on hands and skin that they will need to wash off.

This article including this idea first appeared in Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place to Learn for Preschoolers, published by The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. Thanks to Carol, aka “Schoolinrhome,” for this idea.