To make skeleton hands to hang in your window, each student will need:

• one sheet of construction paper for each student (Brown and black will not work in this activity. We recommend using an assortment of other colors. Lighter colors work best.)
• a crayon that will write on the chosen color of construction paper. (Dark colors work best.)
• a Q-tip
• (optional) painting smocks for younger students to keep their clothes clean

Each group of four will need:

• newspapers or tablecloth to protect the table from spills (We use garbage bags.)
• a small container holding about a tablespoon of vegetable oil, baby oil, or mineral oil (We used condiment cups. If you have paint trays, those would be great.)
• a few paper towels to mop up spills

In addition, you will need:

• a sunny window where you can hang your completed work (Light shines through the art revealing the bones of the skeleton.)
• tape for hanging your work on the window

We also provide an activity extension for Grades 4 and 5. To complete that activity extension, each student will need:

• a copy of the “Going Batty” worksheet
• yellow, green, and red crayons, markers, or colored pencils for coloring

For teaching the activity extension, you may want to print out:

• the Answer Key for the “Going Batty” worksheet
• some potential answers for the final discussion questions. (Your students may come up with other ideas, too!)