When I got out the tempera paints, I envisioned the babies making simple hand prints after I demonstrated how to do it. They showed me that a hand print is just the beginning of the painting process. They used their hands as paint brushes and interacted with the paint and the paper in all encompassing delight. Many of their paintings showed no signs of the hand print beginnings as the art morphed into a whole new concept.
They had no need for a brush
as their hands splashed across the paper. Ryder relished the painting process.
In this video, Capri celebrated her experience
and then continued her two handed painting delight.
Xayden created a dichotomy of color
and experimented with paint as a tasty treat.
Grayson enjoyed his artistry
and joined Xayden in paint as a culinary experience.
Each day I teach the babies and the babies teach me. I have a humble awareness that I can write the first line but not the whole script. They are my equal writing partners in the script of every day events. Their contributions make each activity much better than I envisioned. I would love to read about your thoughts and experiences. As always, comments are welcome.
That's so fun! Do you have easels set up for them? And what paint are you using?? Mine love to paint, but it's such an event !!!
Hi Kristin.
We use washable tempera paints. These paints were from their uncle which he purchased at Lakeshore Learning but can be found at most toy stores or anywhere you would buy paint for kids. I set up easels for them and the pain washes right off when they miss the paper. They have such a good time and it is easy to clean up.
: 0 ) Theresa
ah, that last picture is so adorable! mine are going through a "put everything in their mouth" phase even now at 4.5, so i have a feeling i'd end up with a similar picture if i tried that. (i'm lazy and let school/camp handle the messy stuff.)
Hi Pam.
That is funny. Kids gain a lot of information that adults don't by using their sense of taste to explore.
: 0 ) Theresa