Paper Watermelon . tissue paper squares, 2 shades of green or one dark green and one white . red crayons or markers . watermelon seeds or stamper markers . dinner size paper plates (I used the Chinet kind because of the raised up edges) (You may want to have the children eat some watermelon to get the seeds. I didn't happen to have any when the mood struck so we used "eyeball" stamper markers and it worked out great!) . Cut the paper plates into quarters to create wedges and have the children colour them red . Now have the children glue some of the darker green tissue paper (lightly scrunched up) to the round edge of one of the paper plate wedges . Next they can glue the light green (or white) pieces just inside of the dark green to make the next layer. . Glue some seeds on the red layer or stamp some seeds on Red and White Tableclothes Section off a piece of white paper, into squares and have the children glue red squares of paper in every other spot. This is also a good time to talk about the food groups. Ants at the Picnic Mural Cut out pictures of food (or let the children do it) out of magazines. Give each of your children a paper plate. Have them glue their plates to a paper tablecloth. Then have the children glue the food pictures on the plates. Let them add "ants" to the mural by lightly touching their thumbs to washable black ink pads and pressing their thumbs on the tablecloth. Hang the tablecloth on the wall or a bulletin board. Sponge print Ants No picnic would be complete without a pesky ant or two. To make these cute little critters cut 3 circles out of sponge. Each circle should be a different size. With brown or black tempera paint have the kids sponge the 3 circles onto manila paper. When the paint is dry add features to the ants ( legs, eyes, etc.) with a marker. These are really cute! Ants cardboard egg carton black paint pipe cleaners wiggly eyes With any picnic there are ants! Make these cute ants by dividing an egg carton into two piece sections. Paint them black. Allow to dry. Cut the pipe cleaner in 8 sections (2 shorter than the other) Place the two short pieces around the head area and use the 6 longer pieces for legs. Add wiggly eyes, and you ants are ready to enjoy any picnic! Fancy Ants Make an ant shape about the size of a peanut from black, blue, red construction paper. With help pole 3 holes in the body. For the legs, place 2 paper fasteners into two holes next to each other and open to lie flat. Turn the ant over and place another paper fastener, point side up in the last hole. Bend back slightly. Draw some food on a paper plate, put the ants on the plate and place a magnet underneath. Make the ants crawl by moving the magnet. Bear Picnic Board Give each child a sitting bear shape cut out of brown construction paper. Have the children brush their bear shapes with a thin layer of glue. Then let them sprinkle coffee grounds (rinsed and dried) all over the glue and shake off the excess. Set the bear shapes aside to dry. Part 2 Give each child a small paper plate. Let the children glue precut pictures of foods on their plates to make picnic lunches. Part 3 Hand a red and white checkered tablecloth on a wall of a bulletin board. Attach the bear shapes to the tablecloth, with each bear holding a plate. If desired, add other shapes cut out of construction paper, such a picnic basket, a shade tree, a sun and grass.