I did this activity with my 2 and 3 year old’s today and they loved it. It was very interesting in what they said their picture turned out to be.
Materials:
white paper (copy/printer paper works well)
two different colors of paint (like blue and red)
I recently did this activity with a group of older two year olds and young three year olds. It really went well so I am recommending it for parents or other adults to try with their children.
Materials:
construction paper (any color); paint (color of your choice, just make sure it will show up on construction paper you choose); cotton balls (1 per child); a paper plate to put paint on
Procedure:
First, you want to decide whether or not you want to do one child at a time or a group of children. I decided to do one child at a time because of their age and they had never done this before. After you decide that, give the child a piece of construction paper. Then, give them the cotton ball and let them dip it in the paint (keep in mind if you provide a lot of paint the child(ren) will take a lot of paint so put just enough for each child). Tell them they can rub the cotton ball across their paper or they can pat or dab their paper, let them decide what their picture will look like. Allow each child a couple of minutes to do their picture, if they keep rubbing their paper where the paint is they are liable to rub a whole in it. After each child has completed their picture have them throw away their cotton ball. Set the pictures aside to allow to dry.
Who knew once your baby started crawling your world would change once again. Now that my son has started crawling he is going everywhere and is into everything. I pick him up and put him in one place, I turn around and he is completely across the room getting into something. I love watching him crawl though. He has this accomplishment look on his face, like he has finally done something big. I am dealing with his knees turning really red since he crawls mainly on carpet. He has little carpet burns on his knees that I am trying to keep from getting any worse. I hate to keep pants on him all the time because it’s the middle of summer and it’s hot. He doesn’t want pants on and I don’t blame him. I put lotion and creams on him everyday and that has seemed to work a little. I put a blanket down to try to help but now he crawls right off of it. If I go in another room you can bet he’s coming right behind me just as quick as he can.
This activity is great for summer because for those that take a vacation to the beach, you can use some of that sand you brought back with you.
Materials:
regular sand colored with dry tempera; salt shaker or some other type of shaker; thin paste; a brush to spread the paste; paper ( any kind will work)
Procedure:
Spread paste over paper and shake colored sand onto paper.
With this activity wherever the paste is the sand will stick to it and create a beautiful picture once it has dried. After the child has finished shaking the sand onto the paper leave it lying on a flat surface for at least 24 hours to make sure the sand will stick and it has time to dry. When you pick the picture up some excess sand will probably fall off so be aware of that. I hope your children enjoy this activity.
