Unicorn reused bottle activity
Make this adorable unicorn from a reused bottle. I used a protein shake bottle, I liked the wide opening. Best of all this craft is too easy to make, follow the simple instructions below to create this unicorn bottle. It can be used to practice counting with your child, practice fine motor skills or as decor in your child's bathroom. How cute would this look sitting on the bathroom counter storing cotton balls?
Math Practice ideas:
Place the cotton balls on the table and have your child point to each cotton ball and count in number order. Make sure they pair each cotton ball with only one number. When they are finished ask how many cotton balls were there in all? Make sure your child understands that the final number they stated when counting the cotton balls one by one is the total number of cotton balls.
What Math questions can I ask my child when counting?
- How many cotton balls are there in all?
- Can you put 5 cotton balls in the bottle?
- If I add 1 more how many are there? 2 more? 10 more?
- How many cotton balls can you fit into the bottle?
- Give your child 5 scattered cotton balls. Ask how many are there?
- Give them 10 scattered cotton balls. Ask How many are there?
- Arrange 10 cotton balls into a ten frame and ask how many cotton balls are there?
- Arrange cotton balls into 2 tens frames and ask how many cotton balls are there?
Supplies:
- Empty bottle
- Colorful yarn
- Ponytail holder or rubber band
- black marker
- Pink glitter craft foam
- Cotton Balls
- Hot Glue Gun
Instructions:
- Cut yarn into pieces. Make sure they are longer than the length of the bottle. I cut 4 of each color and then placed them in a bundle. Attach the ponytail holder or rubber band to the bundle of yarn.
Colorful yarn used to create unicorn's mane
- Attach the hair tie to the top of top ridge of the bottle. Twist it around so it fits the bottle top .
Use a hair tie to easily attach the yarn to the plastic bottle.
- Create a horn out of craft foam and hot glue it on top of the ponytail holder.
Attach glitter craft foam with hot glue gun
- Use a black marker to draw eyes on the bottle.
- Add cotton balls to the bottle.
Adding the cotton balls is also great fine motor skill practice for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Empty the bottle and start all over.
Empty bottle and begin all over again.
Does your child love unicorns? Encourage this by interest by reading the many books that available. Here are 10 unicorn books to read with your child.
Kim
