Art & Painting

It was a nice warm sunny day in the mid­dle of win­ter. My kids looked out of the win­dow, they ven­tured on to the bal­cony, and then it was decided.
It was PAINTING time!

I haven’t tried to make home­made fin­ger paints before because I was wor­ried that the food col­or­ing would stain my kids hands (it didn’t). I used a fin­ger paint­ing recipe from the Itty Bitty Book­worm cur­ricu­lum and I was amazed at how vivid the fin­ger paint col­ors were. I was also very happy with the tex­ture of this paint!
I haven’t tried this recipe but it looks great.

Ben­e­fits of Fin­ger paint­ing include:

• It is an excel­lent tac­tile experience.
• It stim­u­lates your childs senses. (Touch/feel, sight, smell, edi­ble fin­ger paint= taste)
• The mix­ing of col­ors teaches your child about their col­ors and how to cre­ate new colors
• It allows them to use their imag­i­na­tion and create
• It is emo­tion­ally sooth­ing (in most cases).
• It strength­ens the hand and fin­gers which helps with fine motor skills.
• Most impor­tantly, it is FUN!

Here’s what you can do with fin­ger paints:

Cre­ate a road full of many colors.

Feel it with your hands.

Paint it on your body.

Watch out! The fin­ger paint mon­ster is here!

Mix, exper­i­ment, and create.

Cover your cars with paint before you wheel them through your painted road.

Watch your brother and think, “Woah, is he crazy? What is he doing?! Does he know how messy he is getting!?”

Try to see what all the fuss is about. Get messy too!

Sing a bit, it helps make pret­tier pictures.

Look with amaze­ment at the beauty of the “mess” and pat your­self on the back on an activ­ity done well.

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