Paper Plate Snake Kites

Let the child use crayons or markers to scribble all over a paper plate.  Use lots of different colors.

When the child is finished scribbling, cut the plate into a spiral.  Form a head at the center.  Punch a hole and add a string.

Let the child run and watch their snake kite fly. 

Head Start Child Outcomes Framework – Expands knowledge of and abilities to observe, describe and discuss the natural world, materials, living things and natural processes.

Early Learning Science Guidelines – child uses senses, materials, events in nature, and the environment to investigate and expand knowledge

Fontenelle Nature Association

Science in the Early Years – Natural Science Programming for the Very Young

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