Cardboard Flip-Flops
2 and up: 30 Minutes: Summer
Cardboard Flip-Flops
An Activity for Preschoolers:
Step into summer with a display of fancy footwear!
Before You Begin:
To create your fabulous footwear, gather the following materials: cardboard, scissors, pipe cleaners, paint and beads. For younger children, teachers may wish to complete step 1 themselves by cutting flip-flop shapes out of cardboard.
Activity Goals:
To create a decorative summer craft for display in the classroom.
Furthermore:
This adorable craft puts children's creativity on display as they decorate their own summer flip-flops.
Let's Get Started
STEP 1
Using scissors, cut a flip-flop shape out of cardboard.
STEP 2
Paint, color and decorate the flip-flop with collage materials as desired.
STEP 3
While the flip-flop is drying, begin making the straps by threading beads onto pipe cleaners.
STEP 4
Connect one end of each pipe cleaner together by twisting to form the thong portion of the flip-flop.
STEP 5
Once the cardboard is dry, poke 3 holes in the shape of a V and put the pipe cleaners through.
STEP 6
Bend the pipe cleaner on the undecorated side of the flip-flop to secure it in place.
STEP 7
Tape flip-flops to bulletin boards, hallways or around the classroom for a festive reminder of how fun summer can be!
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