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Make your own police hat

7/3/2014

This is a fun and easy way to make a Police Officer hat. Print out and color the template (see below). We colored the template, glued the pieces together and made a band using white paper, and glued the template to the middle of the band. We then measured the child's heads, and taped the bands so that they fit snugly.

Examining Fingerprints

7/3/2014

Make your own FingerPrints

To make our fingerprints, we first traced our hands on a piece of white paper. We then used an ink pad, and made fingerprints on corresponding with the finger outlines. Once dry, we began our investigation.

Fingerprints are Important

Fingerprints have been used by governments the world over for more than a hundred years and are still the most widely used form of identification.
Kids may already know about the identification use for fingerprints, but they will love to learn about the anatomical purpose of fingerprints. Without those one of a kind ridges, we wouldn't be able to grip things! Our fingerprints give our fingers the rough surface we need to create the friction that allows us to pick up a baseball or hold onto a pencil to take a test.

Kids will be interested to learn their fingerprints were on the tiny tips of their fingers long before they born, that they are 100% unique - no two people have exactly the same fingerprint. Explain how fingerprints are used to catch criminals and can also help to find lost children. Tell kids how fingerprints can leave an ‘invisible ink' of sorts that police can decode with special tools and equipment.
Fingerprints can last for years on an object if it is not cleaned after being touched. This can be observed easily on old silver. Pull out grandma's spoons or take a trip to the local flea market for a sample.

Written by;

Lela Davidson

Types of fingerprints

Using a magnifying glass, discover your fingerprint type. Here are some examples of types of fingerprints.

Design your own Police Badge

7/3/2014

Use the template (below) to create your own police badge. You can affix it to your shirt using rolled tape, or a safety pin. We colored ours with a yellow highlighter to obtain a bright yellow look, then added some gold glitter glue for a little sparkle. After the glitter glue had dried, we wrote in "Officer Allie" (our child's name).

Fire Fighters Pal

7/3/2014

Supplies Needed; Paper cup, black paint, red and black construction paper, glue, two wiggly eyes and a black pen

Directions;
Cut out two ear shapes using the black construction paper, then cut out a tongue shape and draw a black line down the middle. Glue your ear shapes, tongue shape and wiggly eyes to your paper cup. Once they are dry, use your black paint to paint on spots for your Dalmatian.

Make Your Own Firefighter Hat

7/3/2014

This is a very inexpensive and easy way to make a fire fighter hat. We painted a paper plate red, and allowed it to dry. Once dry, we used an exacto knife to cut out a ring 3/4 of the way around the inside the plate. Then folded the center up to create the front of the hat. We then printed out the shields (seen below), colored them yellow, cut them out, and glued one to the front of out hat. The others we used to make badges and affixed them with rolled scotch tape.

Hand Print Firefighters

7/3/2014

This was a fun one to make. We painted our hands red, and then made thumb prints for heads. Once the paint was dry, we drew faces on our fire fighters, painted on little red hats, and used a black pen to draw on the hose. We opted to use glitter glue to make the water coming out of the fire hose, but blue ink will look just as good.

Paper Plate Dalmatian

5/6/2014

Supplies Needed:

Paper
Scissors
Glue
Paper Plate
Markers

Directions:
Provide the materials above so that each child can create a paper plate Dalmatian.

Fire Truck Puzzle

5/6/2014

Read:
Tonka: If I Could Drive A Fire Truck
by Michael Teitelbaum (Author)
Uldis Klavins (Illustrator) &
Jeff Walker (Illustrator)

Directions: Cut out the pieces of a fire truck out of construction paper. Encourage the children to put the pieces together to create a fire truck.

Supplies Needed:

Paper
Scissors

Paper Cup Dalmation

5/6/2014

Read:
Spot The Fire Dog Hardcover
by Lisa Desimini

Supplies Needed:

White Paper Cup
Paper
Glue
Googly Eyes
Markers
Scissors

Directions: Provide the supplies above so that each child can create their own paper cup Dalmatian.

POlice Car Hand Print

5/6/2014

Supplies Needed:

Scissors

Black Paint
Paper
Markers

Read:
A Day at the Police Station
by Richard Scarry (Author)

Directions: Help the children paint their hand black and make a hand print on a piece of paper. Provide art supplies for them to complete their police car.

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