{"product_id":"a-new-twist-on-dress-up-a2119","title":"A New Twist on Dress Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eErin, creator of Laugh Paint Create, provides a new twist on 'dress up'! While students aren't the ones dressing up, they are still encouraged to use their creativity in creating a character and appropriate costumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplies You'll Need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-8591-array0174-card-stock-white-100-sheets.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eCard stock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-63-construction-paper.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eConstruction paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-504-art-tissue-paper.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eArt tissue paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-248-glue-adhesives.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eCraft glue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-9399-wonderfoamreg-bodies.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eWonderfoam body\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Colorful fabric scraps\u003cbr\u003e\n- Various \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-46-arts-crafts-supplies.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003earts \u0026amp; crafts supplies\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-1704-art-yarn-bright.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eyarn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-4816-fun-gems.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003egems\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-8761-sequins-spangles-shaker-jar.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003esequins\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-2816-assorted-buttons-16-oz-in-plastic-bucket.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ebuttons\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-625-felt-sheets-9-x-12.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003efelt sheets\u003c\/a\u003e, etc.)\n\nProvide each student with a piece of card stock and invite them to use construction or tissue paper to create a background. Erin suggests cutting 1\" or 2\" squares of paper ahead of time for easy gluing (\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e to help them move along to the next step)!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet each student pick out a Wonderfoam body and instruct them to glue it onto their background. Once the people are in place, it's time to play dress up! Invite your students to use the fabric scraps to create clothes, yarn to create hair, and the other supplies to add details, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor extra fun, have your students name their character and write a short bio about them. Then have them take turns introducing their character to the class. A great craft for lots of play and fun!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/laughpaintcreate.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/dress-me-up.html\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003elaughpaintcreate: Dress Me Up\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734084100121,"sku":"A2119","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/a-new-twist-on-dress-up-a2119","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}