After reading my 16 month old email, it told me that babies Evans age would know how to hold a crayon and use finger paints. The recipe was simple; 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of cold water, mix well, separate and add food coloring. I had red, green, blue and yellow and laid out some white paper and put out some newspaper for the excess mess. I set out the bowls of paints and showed Evan what to do.
Evan stuck his hand into the paints and it dripped on the paper and was off to a good start.
Then he got into more of the colors and just mushed his hand around and mixed colors, still nothing really painted on the white paper.
Evan stuck his hand into the paints and it dripped on the paper and was off to a good start.
Then he got into more of the colors and just mushed his hand around and mixed colors, still nothing really painted on the white paper.
Evan likes to stack and pour things out so after he was done sticking his hand in the paint, he started to pour all the paints into the big bowl and then stacked the smaller bowls into the big bowl, over and over, and over.
Naturally after all the paint was in the big bowl and the project was coming to an end, Evan picked up the big bowl and dumped it over. We didn't end up with a masterpiece, but he got messy, and had a lot of fun.
I think the finger paint recipe needs a little tweaking to make it a bit thicker, but as a first try it was a success. Hopefully next time we can get something to hang on the fridge.
1 comment:
The recipe sounds good -- maybe just add the water a little at a time and whisk it until it is the consistency you want. The pouring and stacking sounds good -- especially for small motor skills -- maybe show him how to make his handprint. That would certainly be fridge worthy.
I did salt dough a lot with my kids -- still messy but not so much. Just a little rough on the hands -- kinds abrasive but still fun.
I think he did a great job-- keep at it, he might be a budding artist.
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