Chameleon Paperplate Craft for Children
If you don't have Eric Carle's book, you can also watch it here on youtube.
People used to believe that chameleons change colors as a camouflage from predators. Recent research shows that chameleons change color to reflect their moods. By doing so, they send social signals to other chameleons. For example, darker colors tend to mean a chameleon is angry. Lighter colors might be used to attract mates.
Some chameleons also change colors to help their bodies adjust to changes in temperature or light. For example, a chameleon that gets cold might change to a darker color to absorb more heat and warm its body.
For our own colorful chameleon craft we used:
2 paper plates (the one underneath we painted different colors and the one on top we cut out a chameleon outline)
1 round fastener
1 big eye (or you can just draw one in)
Pentel Pen (to outline the chameleon)
Acrylic Paint
Brush
Glue
Cutter (adult supervision required)
The Little One had so much fun making this craft. Afterwards, she enjoyed turning the paper plate around and seeing all the different combination of colors. No two chameleon pattern was alike. 😊
The only hard thing for her was to wait patiently for the paint to dry. And patience is what we need to keep working on. 😊
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