January 2026 Grab & Go Kits

Instructions for the Pre K and K activity can be found in each kit!

Snowflake Friend

Each kit includes:

• A sheet with two faces on it
• 6 big strips of paper
• 12 small strips of paper
• Snowflake stickers

You will need:

• Glue (recommend liquid glue)
• Scissors
• Coloring supplies (optional)

Instructions:

1. Carefully cut out the circles with the faces on them, or ask a grown up to do it. If you’d like to color on the face, or make your own, feel free!
2. Turn one face over and space out the bigger strips of paper evenly around it. Glue them down.
   
3. Glue a smaller strip of paper to either side of the bigger ones, matching the colors.
   
4. Loosely fold over each strip of paper and glue the other side down, creating loops. You may have to hold them down for 10-30 seconds to get them to stay!
   
5. Repeat for the rest of the strips of paper.
   
6. Glue the other face circle, face side up, sandwiching the strips in the middle.
   
7. Put on your stickers as you please!
   

Watercolor paint techniques

Watercoloring is a fun, easy, and relaxing activity to do. And with some common household items, you can create special effects too!

Materials:

• Cardstock
• Watercolor paint sets

Steps:

1. Layers: After painting with one color, immediately paint with another color on top to create a different shade
   
2. Aluminum Foil: After painting, put some crinkled aluminum foil on top. Once it dries, remove the foil and see your new design
   
3. Plastic Cling Wrap: Like the aluminum foil, put some crinkled plastic wrap on top after painting. Take it off once the paint dries. How does it look different from the effect the aluminum foil made? How is it similar?
   
4. Sponge: After painting, use a sponge to make different patterns. Press hard or press softly to get a different effect.
   
5. Salt: after painting, sprinkle some salt onto your artwork. Let the paint dry before brushing the salt off.
   

Here are what all the effects look like together after they’re complete:

Experiment with other items (with permission from your grown-up!) What other cool effects can you make? Try painting after using other art materials, like crayons or colored pencils. What happens? Why do you think that is?

Project ideas:

• A winter landscape
• A still-life of your favorite food
• A portrait of your pet or favorite animal
• An abstract design using your favorite colors

Books:

• Watercolors by Mari Bolte
• The Usborne Book of Art Skills
• Watercolor is for Everyone by Kateri Ewing
• Everyday Watercolor by Jenna Rainey