Hello Families!!

This take home bag was made with the idea of helping encourage and positively enforce creativity in
children with their artworks. The book included within this bag is The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.

There are three activities included within this take-home bag, as well as The Dot, a journal, and brief
instructions on what to do with the materials provided. There is information within the first page of the
journals included that detail what you can do with the journal.
List of materials that are included within this bag:
 Two sets of paints.
 Two paintbrushes.
 A box of 24 crayons.
 Two pages of white paper.
 One journal.
 Two mechanical pencils.
 A bag of colored shapes and small dots.
 A glue stick.
 A bag of paper doll materials.
 Six craft sticks.
Please enjoy the provided activities and book that are involved in this bag! Please remember to bring
back the book, bag, and whatever materials that may be left a week after you get this. I look forward to
hearing about what you and your child made!
 Paints, Paintbrushes, and a Piece of Paper.

Like within the story, The Dot, the child within the story begins her little dotty series of pictures, with
one dot on a blank piece of paper. The provided materials are to allow you and your child to experiment
with making dots, and circles on the paper. (As well as lines, squiggles, and other parts of the process
that your child may insist on adding.) After which, you will have them sign it. This will be the
beginning of their own little art exhibit, and can be a point you can look at again and say “That’s what
you made.”

Paper, Glue-stick, Crayons, and the Colored Shapes

Provided within a bag is a collection of colored shapes and different colored and some material of dots.
It’s encouraged to create a shape collage with these. In addition to gluing these shapes on, the idea is to
have children compare the color of the crayons to the color of the shapes, and try to match the colors
with the color of the shapes. Try different ways to have your child work with the shapes as well! Such
as naming the shape, or trying to match them up like a puzzle to see what fits and what may not.

Glue stick, Bag of Paper Doll Parts, Crayons, Craft Sticks.

Provided in the bag you hold is a bag of paper doll parts, a glue stick, a box of crayons, and six craft
sticks. This is an activity that will produce two paper dolls that you can use to play with your child.
This activity is called “Whose the Artist?”, and it’s encouraged to help children make the doll of
themselves, or as close as you can manage! You can get really creative with the outfits and additions
you can make with the crayons. You will need the crayons to draw on the face and other details you
may want. As a parent, I encourage you to make one too, and play with your child using them.