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So tamariki can:

• Have an opportunity to be creative
• Practise their problem solving skills
• Get better control in using scissors
• Make a present to give someone.

You need:

• A4 paper (coloured paper is good, especially black paper)
• scissors
• sticky tape
• coloured cellophane.

Steps

• Help your tamaiti fold the paper in half and then into quarters.
• Show them how to cut different shapes and sizes into the folded edges of the paper.
• Open out the folds and see what shapes have been created.
• Carry on with folding and cutting until they’ve had enough.
• Decide on a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ side of the paper.
• Help them to cut pieces of cellophane to tape over the holes on the wrong side.
• The finished ‘stained glass’ looks good taped to a window so the light shines through the coloured cellophane.