My Spring Bonnet

[15 Minutes]

Celebrate the coming of spring with a fashionable bonnet you and your child can make together!

You'll need:

• paper bowl • hole punch • ribbon • fat crayons • assorted holiday or spring stickers • camera (optional)

What to do:

1. Invite your child to color or place spring stickers onto both sides of a paper bowl.
2. Punch a hole on each side and thread these with ribbons to use as ties.
3. Place the bowl on your child's head and tie the ribbons under her neck.
4. Plan a family parade around the house and have your child model her new spring bonnet. Take pictures of this memorable moment.

How to use:

1. Encourage your child to wear her bonnet and dramatize this fingerplay with you.

2. A colorful bonnet upon my head (Point to your head.)
   Baby animals at the zoo,
   Flowers bloom and robins coo. (Pretend to be a bird; form wings with your arms.)
   Let's welcome spring anew!

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

• Where would you like to wear your bonnet?
• How did you decorate your spring bonnet?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop creativity and language skills.