tissue paper in water like colors (two shades of blue, or blue and green etc.)
wine corks
bottle caps
felt and yarn
permanent marker
glue gun
white glue/water mixture or modgepodge
glitter glue, beads, plastic gems etc. (not shown here)
Instructions:
The Sea!
Make a tissue paper collage on a large piece of white cardboard.
Use a brush to apply glue solution to cardboard, working on small areas at a time.
Lay torn pieces of tissue onto glue and then carefully smooth with fingers or brush.
Cut a piece of regular box cardboard for the base.
Cut wave shapes from your dry tissue paper collage, you'll need at least 6 waves,
but more is good too, as well as a variety of sizes.
Cut slits in the base cardboard where you'd like to position your waves,
and cut horizontal slits in the bottom of the waves, a fixed distance from the bottom.
Insert wave into slit on base and affix with hot glue on the underside of the base.
This results in an elevated base and a neater appearance since the glue is on the underside,
but you can certainly choose to do this another way!
Now for your people!
Affix bottle cap hats and yarn hair with hot glue.
Cut small pieces of felt for clothing, and draw on a simple face with a permanent marker.
Though my version is plain, you can certainly add sparkle (and how about some fish?)
to the water with glitter glue, and some "jewels" on the shore!
Tell your kids the story of the splitting of the Red Sea and let them come up with some more things to add!
If you just can't get your hands on any wine corks, so try making little people from just about anything
- pipecleaners, toilet paper rolls, hmmm got any other ideas?
