Here’s a cute travel companion for your child, which is easy to make. With the help of a few household materials, you can engage your child in this fun activity of making a mini globe and explore the world around. Take a look at the incredible earth mini globe activity to get you started!
Parental Involvement: Medium
Duration: 30 minutes
Skills Acquired: Sensory, Spatial Reasoning, Creativity
Materials
- Newspapers
- A4 sheet
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Tape
- Glue
- Paper clip
- Wooden stick
- Bottle cap
- A pair of scissors
Instructions For Incredible Earth Mini Globe Activity
- Tear small bits of the newspaper and roll it into a ball.
- Wrap the tape around the newspaper ball.
- Tear small bits of an A4 sheet and keep them aside.
- In a bowl, mix some water and glue.
- Dip the paper bits in the glue solution and stick them on the newspaper ball. Leave this to dry.
- Once dry, paint the ball in blue for ocean and green for land. The mini Earth is ready. Let it dry.
- Make a hole in the ball and insert the stick through it.
- Make a small hole through the cap. Insert and lock the stick using glue.
- Pry open a paper clip and stick the ends to the Earth. (Refer to video)
Your mini globe is now ready!
Encourage your child to talk about the different continents and oceans. You may also encourage them to mark them out on the globe with a pen.
Your child makes a mini globe, which improves their spatial reasoning skills and also helps them understand the Earth.
Activity done by Vishwajeet