Thursday, January 10, 2013

Things That You Can Paint With - Creative Discovery Toddler Style


 
Painting has been the Figlet's art activity of choice lately.
To keep things interesting, she has been testing out the
marks she can make with all kinds of things....
 
Feathers
 
Sponge, Onion Bag, Marbles & Beads
 
Fingers & Fake Flowers
 
Spool, TP Tube, Brushes
 
Foam Sticker Stamps
 

Brushes & Burlap
 
There is such joy in discovery!
 
"When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?" Howard Ikemoto
 
 


8 comments:

  1. Hi there, visiting from the Kids Co-Op. I love this post. You've included lots of unique and original "tools" to paint with. An onion bag?! Very cool!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Ann! Thrilled to be an inspiration!

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  2. Oh, how fun!! I love the discovery and the tools she is using! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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    1. Thank you for hosting! I am honored that this post was featured!

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  3. I love the variety and the foam sticker stamp idea was great! I have been looking for an easy DIY stamp project for a long time. I can't believe I didn't think of that.

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    1. It is such an easy way to make stamps. Older kids can use the self adhesive foam and cut out their own shapes too!

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  4. Our oldest (though not too old) went through a foam sticker craze when he was two. Two construction pads full of foam stickers. Needless to say, it got pretty thick! Also needless to say, we overdid it on the foam stickers, going nuts every time they were on sale. Excellent idea with the stamp. It'll at least get rid of a few more stickers :)

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    1. For a while we had a ton of those stickers too. One of the other things that we did with them was embellish coloring pages - such as adding 4 leaf clovers and dinosaurs to a picture of jungle foliage.

      Another thing I have done with stickers with a group of kids is to let them award each other - each child starts the day with a set number, then when they notice someone doing something kind or helpful, they reward them. It always amazes me what a powerful motivator a sticker can be!

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