International Clown Week is August 1-7 this year. Maybe your little one loves going to the circus and seeing all the clowns pile out of a tiny car. Or maybe clowns aren’t his or her favorite. No matter how your little artist feels about clowns, we are sure your little one loves to ‘clown’ around.

We try to do fun activities before we settle into craft time. This week we are learning to juggle plastic bags and do somersaults. Maybe after doing a somersault or two, your little one will be ready to sit down and work on these clown craft projects. This week we are sharing our clown picture and hat.

Clown Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of clown face
2. Markers or Crayons
3. Glue
4. Rainbow colored yarn
5. Safety scissors

Directions:

1. Print off a copy of the clown face pattern.
2. Color your clown.
3. Cut off small pieces of yarn and glue around the clown face.

Your little artist will have fun making this clown hat. You can get as creative as you would like with this next project. Decorate using any pieces of art supplies you may have lying around, like stickers, confetti, ribbons, and puff balls. The list goes on and on. Your little artist is sure to have fun making and wearing his or her own clown hat.

Party Hat

Supplies:

1. Large construction paper 12″x18″
2. Stickers
3. Hole punch
4. Ribbon
5. Glue stick
6. Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut the construction paper into hat shape. See pictures.
2. Have children decorate their hats with stickers.
3. Roll into cone shape and glue.
4. Cut ribbon long enough to make a tie from sides of hat to tie under children’s chins.
5. Punch holes on either side and tie ribbons into holes.
6. Tie ribbons and wear hats.

We hope you will have fun clowning around with your little ones this week. However you choose to celebrate International Clown Week, we know you will be sure to say, “You’re so creative!”