Easy Peace Paper Plate craft

The children and I are talking about peace. I am "trying" to talk about peace, while simultaneously holding space for the children to ask questions about things that they do not quite understand.  Peace after all is not a word or idea, it's quite complex - do adults even understand?

Last week's collaboration was a fun painting exercise. I wanted to do something that didn't take a lot of prep time, and that would easy for all the kids to do, without much intervention. While creating this craft, I wanted to have a light discussion about peace. It's important to help young children understand that freedom is a privilege. 
Here is our craft:

EASY PEACE PAPER PLATE CRAFT




SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1 paper (or) foam plate 
• various colours of paint
• paint brushes
• painter's tape, masking or scotch tape
• paint pallette/ plate /container to for paint
• construction paper cut into strips to write names of friends

DIRECTIONS:

1. create a peace sign on the paper plate using tape by making one straight line down the middle of the plate and then adding two diagonal pieces from the center.
2. I assigned each child to one section of the plate (4 sections = 4 kids)
3. allow children to decorate their part of the plate
4. once the plate was finished I hung it to dry.
5. once dried peel off the tape
6. have friends write their names on the strips of paper
7. tape strips to back of the plate & hang your wonderful creation for all to see.