My son loves the Dr Seuss Book Ten Apples Up on Top. He has the Bright and Early Board Books version (board book). It's so fun to hear him counting with so much excitement! To go along with the book, we did a fingerprint apple activity.
I made our page by using photoshop to place a head shot of my son to the bottom of the page, add a red border, and the words '10 Apples Up On Top'. You could also just cut or print a photo and glue it to the bottom of a piece of paper.
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| 2 years old |
I dipped my son's thumb (or finger) into red paint and placed 10 apples on top of his cute, little head. He usually doesn't get into fingerprint/thumbprint art, but he loved counting all the red apples for this project! We accidentally got part of his hair on the photo wet but I am pleased with the way it turned out.
Amanda says
super cute idea! we might do this since we are working on an apple theme this week! 🙂
vanessa says
LOVE THIS!!!!
The Activity Mom says
I JUST read this to B before nap and was trying to think of something fun to do with it. This is perfect!! Thanks!
An Almost Unschooling Mom says
Adorable! And, I love the handprint fish in your header, too.
Jolly Green Mommy says
This is so cute, and perfect for this book! I was trying to get my little one to put her finger in the paint during our project, but she wasn't interested. I'll have to keep working on it for projects like this one.
jennwa says
Another great idea.
Michelle says
We did something similar with dot stickers, I love the idea of using finger prints!! The picture is adorable :0) Thank you for linking up to stART, we love Finger Print and Handprint, Footprint crafts I am looking forward to trying out some of your ideas with my two little girls :0)
OneMommy says
Love the idea of using your son's pic to balance all the apples in the picture! Cute!
artsy_momma says
Thanks everyone! I plan to do this again this year 🙂