Painting at the Gardens

Last week at our Picnic in the Gardens

a hedge worked as our easel for painting.

I strung a piece of rope across the front of the hedge

and attached sheets of paper

with clothespegs.

 Pails of water, brushes and cakes of water paint were left on the ground.

Sensory Walk

We went on a picnic and I set up a sensory walk for the families to try.

I used old pizza boxes and glued different materials in each box.

Corks  and  felts that go on the bottom of chairs and table legs.

Toilet paper tubes cut in half and curly dried grass.

Milk jug lids and cotton.

I was worried since it was outside that the children wouldn't think of

taking their shoes off

so I left a note.

The children loved it and walked over it again and again.

I encouraged the parents to give it a try too.

We tried to think of different ways to describe how each felt to them.

And asked which material they liked the best and liked the least.

Today I brought it to school and set it out as an activity in the gym.