
Sweet Pea is 38 months old.
From: This is a very fun and easy outdoor activity that I saw on the excellent Teach Mama blog.
Material:
Pleasant weather.
An old paintbrush.
Bowl of water.
Concrete, wood, rocks or any other object that can be “painted” with water.
Procedure:
Bring your materials and your tot outside.
Wet the paintbrush and show your tot [...]
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Sweet Pea is 33 months old.
From: I found this really fun idea at Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds. I had never seen something like this before and couldn’t wait to try it.
Material:
Several slices of bread.
Milk.
Food Coloring (I highly recommend the gel type instead of the liquid drops that are shown in the picture.)
2-3 small [...]
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Shannon’s Note: This is a guest post from my friend Lori, who worked as a preschool teacher for 3 years and now enjoys staying home with her daughter.
E.G. is 18 months old.
Materials:
2 Sheets Glad Press’n Seal or Contact Paper
Tempera Washable Paints
Scissors (for the grown-up)
Q-Tips (optional)
Procedure:
Line up the different colored paints for your child
Allow your child [...]
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Sweet Pea is 29 months old.
From: This was recommended by my friend Lori. It is similar to the Magic Paint Bag activity in the book First Art by MaryAnn F. Kohl, although I think this version works better.
Material:
Non-toxic washable craft paint.
Glad Press’n Seal.
Duct or Packing Tape. (The tape needs to be wide and [...]
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Sweet Pea is 28 months old.
From: The results of this water color resist project at 4 Crazy Kings looked so appealing that I just had to try it.
Material:
Digital camera.
Re-positionable laminating sheets or removable contact paper. (I preferred the laminating sheets. You can NOT use regular contact paper.)
3 or 4 different colors of non-toxic [...]
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Observations: Paint with water is our new favorite activity. I first talked about the paint with water book we received from Sweet Pea’s Great Aunt Jackie here. Since then, I have been on a constant look out for more of them and have discovered a few things that I wanted to share.
We found our second [...]
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I used to love “Paint with Water” books so when Sweet Pea’s Great Aunt Jackie brought one over for her, I think I was as excited as Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea spent a lot of time looking through the pictures of Spot’s Busy Day, even before I set her [...]
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