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Sidewalk Water Painting

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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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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.)
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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
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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.)

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