Individual Smoosh Painting

We did an art activity with the Little One and her cousins last month.

Start with a canvas board and give your little one pieces of tape to stick down.

I think this was her favourite part of the activity.

Next squeeze paint all over.  I chose the three primary colours.

Then cover it with Saran Wrap and tape it on the back.

Finally put it on a flat surface and let them smoosh.

When they are done take the Saran Wrap off, let the paint dry a bit and then peel the tape away.

The Results!

 At the same time that the Little One was painting her even younger cousins were starting.

It was a beautiful summer day so we did this outside.

They are just crawling and I noticed that they used their whole bodies more than their older cousin.

Occasionally they would stop to try a pinch and a poke.

Then head off crawling again.

Their mom did the tape work for them.

Textured Hoops

Last week I introduced textured hoops to my grand children.

They are made from old embroidery hoops and different fabrics.

The oldest grand child looked at them first, feeling each one.

Then we put them on the floor and shared them with one of her cousins.

They explored the hoops together.

Introducing descriptive words to help label what they might be feeling.

 My daughter took the following pictures of her girls playing with the hoops.

 She set up the hoops so they were in easy reach for accidental touching,

 grabbing and tasting.

 Soft

 Scratchy

Bumpy

Hey sis, what do you think this one feels like?