Streamer Doorway
This idea came to me like a flash while I was walking down the party aisle at the local Walmart.
“Mama, it’s an octopus!!”
Activities with more than one purpose!
I am sure I am not the first parent to think of this, but I am pretty pleased with how it came out. My husband asked me if I was going to let them Hulk through it. I laughed because it hadn’t even crossed my mind...
Tossing the balloons over and crawling under would be the first use and then when they were done I would let them cut themselves free!! I try and think of more than one way something can be done because I don’t want them to just consume and run. I want them to see different possibilities! When we took the cut ends off the doorway I bundled them together to make a kind of pom-pom. When Miss A took one look at it and said, “Mama, it looks like an octopus! Can I dance with it?” Then she performed the most wonderful octopus dance you have ever seen.
Miss A loved it and asked that I put it up again tomorrow. I’m going to double up on the steamers next time so the cutting lasts longer.
This could be done with tape or toilet paper too!
Materials Needed:
Scotch Painter's Tape - Easy to find and easy to peel off when done!
Crepe Paper Streamers, if you don’t have streamers you can use toilet paper.
Directions:
Cut or rip off pieces of streamers long enough to reach the width of your doorway.
Using the painter’s tape, tape each side to the sides of the doorway.
Enjoy!
