Materials
different colored homemade playdough (it's more pliable) or modeling clay
empty film canisters
heavy disposable plates or clean Styrofoam trays
plastic dinosaurs and trees
two small disposable cups
baking soda
vinegar
food coloring
Instructions
1. Cut out several photos of pets from magazines. Glue the pictures on
tagboard and cut them out.
2. Cut the remaining tagboard into 4" x 18" strips.
3. On each strip draw animal footprints in a repeated pattern across the strip
that corresponds to the animals' photos.
4. Laminate the pet photos and corresponding footprints.
5. In the pet learning center, present the pictures of pets and ask the children
to match them to the corresponding footprints.
6. Follow up with questions such as, "How do you know this print is made by
this animal?"
More to do Art: Ask the children to draw pictures of pets, real or imaginary (unicorns, "wildthings,"
dinosaurs), and create corresponding footprints.
