This is an activity that I had out last year as well that I'm reposting. I have a little clear plastic jack-o-lantern container. It originally held a bunch of Halloween beads (I think) and was hinged. I decided it would be perfect for transferring colored water. So.........I set it up on my stationary work table as shown below. I placed a Halloween votive holder filled with orange colored water on the left, an eye dropper on a tray, and a sponge on a soap holder.
To do this work the child uses the eye dropper to fill the "face" areas with colored water as shown below. One of my 2nd year students did this. When they are finished they use the eye dropper to transfer the water back into the Halloween votive holder and use the sponge to wipe up any spills. I love this activity because it really challenges a child's focus and concentration as it takes quite a bit of time as well as motor control to achieve success. Many students have enjoyed choosing this work.
I'm sure the kids love this!
Posted by: Denise | October 26, 2009 at 01:39 PM
I love this idea! How fun! Thank you for sharing with us.
Posted by: Jamie | October 25, 2009 at 08:22 PM