Materials
Cape blue and yellow satin, elastic, needle, thread, Velcro, gold fabric paint
Hat poster board, blue and yellow satin, fabric glue, gold paint
Enthusiasm
Instructions
1. I have been teaching science to my preschool classes for 15 years but the response of the children when I created my "Wizdini" character has been so exciting. The interest and excitement levels have tripled.
2. To make the cape, use a piece of blue satin material 36" x 90" (1 m x 2 1/4 m). Make a 1" (2.
5 cm) casing on one side of the 90" length and insert a piece of elastic long enough to fit comfortably around your neck. Hem the remaining sides. Add a piece of Velcro or a button at the neck. Glue yellow satin stars on the cape. I also outlined the stars with gold fabric paint.
3. Create a hat using poster board with more of the blue satin fabric. Add yellow stars and gold paint to the hat.
4. Whenever I do science with the children I enter the room dressed in my cape and hat, twirl around and announce, "I am the Great Wizdini! I've come to do science with you!" For my younger classes, I introduce the Wizdini beforehand using a picture of the Wizdini.
