Sponge Paint Umbrella Mobiles

Spring time activity for the win! Does your little one like arts and crafts?  Use this video to show them how to make a fun umbrella mobile!  Rainy days do not need to be boring - all these materials are household materials and can be pulled together for this engaging activity! There is fine motor, sensory and loads of fun in this video.

• 1 Paper plate
• Yarn and/or ribbon (or string)
• Hole puncher
• Blue construction paper
• Small sponges (small square ones cut from a kitchen sponge)
• Scissors
• Tape
• Stapler 
• Paint

1. Cut plate in half (1:29)
2. Press sponges into paints (2:01)
3. Sponge paint paper plate halves (2:27)
4. Cut three pieces of yarn (3:30)
5. Lay the ends of the yarn on the bottom of the back of one of the paper plate halves (3:50)
6. Tape the yarn down (4:00)
7. Bend the end of pipe cleaner (if using) (4:38)
8. Attach “umbrella handle” (pipe cleaner) to center of the paper plate (5:02)
9. Cut a few pieces of ribbon (if using) (5:28)
10. Tape down ribbon on plate (5:40)
11. Staple the two umbrella halves together (6:32)
12. Cut raindrops out of blue construction paper (7:25)
13. Punch a hole in the top of each raindrop using hole puncher (8:36)
14. Tie each raindrop to the end of the yarn/ribbon (8:56)