Trucking Kids - Favorite All About Me Project

One of my favorite projects for an all about me theme is a life size drawing of the child.  I just finished doing this project with Princess and Buddy.

Materials Needed:

• Roll of Craft Paper
• Scissors
• Pen
• Black Marker
• Markers or Crayons
• Mirror

First I rolled out the paper and had Princess lay on it.  Then I traced around her with the pen.  (If doing this project with a toddler an extra adult to help keep the child still really helps!)   Then Princess got up and I made any touch ups that needed to be made.  Then I traced the whole thing with a black marker.  Next Princess got to decorate it.
How we handled the decorating depended on the age.  For Buddy (22 months old), I drew the face.  I chose the colors that matched his hair and eyes, gave him the markers and asked if he could color where his hair/eyes were.  He chose the rest of the colors and I would name the color and the body area he was coloring as he colored it.
Princess (age 4), drew her own face and chose all her own colors.  I told her I wanted it to look like her and we talked about what colors her hair, eyes and lips were.  She decided what she wanted to be wearing and colored it accordingly.  I helped when asked (mainly drawing the outlines of things like the crown and butterfly).  They were so excited to do this project and cannot wait to hang them up!