Long-armed hug

Children make a paper figure with very long arms, which they can send to someone as a 'hug'.

Steps

1. Children trace both hands on paper and cut them out.
2. They connect the hands with a long strip of paper, an accordion, or a stretched ribbon.
3. In the middle they draw their face and write or dictate the recipient's name.
4. We take the hugs home or send them by mail to grandma.

Tip: Measure the length of the strip from hand to hand of a child with open arms, then the hug is 'made to measure'.

Materials needed

• Coloured A4 paper (1 block per group)
• Children's scissors (1 per child)