It's important to recognise feelings. Teach your child that they can tell how other people are feeling by looking at the expressions on their faces. Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad. Your child can test out their understanding of facial features while trying to illustrate an emotion on a pumpkin using only paint! After your child decides on what emotion to paint on the pumpkin, they should paint it onto the pumpkin. See if you can guess what emotion your child is trying to communicate on the pumpkin.
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What You Need:
- Mini pumpkins, or squash
- Acrylic paint, various colors
- Brushes
- Hand-held mirror
What You Do:
- Ask your child to look in the mirror and mimic various emotions using their face. Can your child make a happy face? Scary face? Sad face? Ask your child to describe what features that have to change in order to make those faces.
- Encourage your child to think about what emotion they want tonne the pumpkin. Tell your child to keep it a secret for now.
- Have your child paint the pumpkin using various acrylic paint colors, trying to portray the secret emotion. Allow the pumpkin to dry.
- Study the finished pumpkin and try guessing what emotion is on the pumpkin. Did your child successfully convey the expression?
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