paint it: let the good times roll with dinosaurs
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Paint it! That was Day 20′s Challenge from the 30 days to Hands on Play hosted by the Imagination Tree & Hands On: As We Grow. Here’s how we played.
We started with some marbles, paint, baking trays and coloured paper.
N & M have not tried rolling ball art before. I did a quick demo and they jumped straight into it themselves.
They had so much fun rolling one marble around, they decided to add more marbles to their trays.
M moved onto using his hands. He experimented with different ways to move the marbles around: using a pinch grip and also rolling them around using his palms.
Then he left the marbles behind and decided to just move paint around with his hands – swoosh!
I then brought some dinosaurs to the table to join in the fun. I asked them to make some dinosaur footprints. Spoons and brushes were used.
Stomp, stomp, stomp!
N had the brilliant idea to combine both rolling ball art and dinosaur fun.
The dinosaurs had a wild ride.
M decided to paint dinosaurs. His favourite colour at the moment is red.
(I think the expression on Mr. T-Rex is priceless.)
M changed his mind, cleaned up Mr. T-Rex,
and painted him blue.
(Again, how fitting is the expression on Mr. T-Rex?)
The aim of this activity was to spend 15 minutes of uninterrupted time with my kids. We did that and so much more. By the time we had finished I was surprised to find that an hour had passed. We had so much fun playing together. Many skills were also practised through our play: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, life skills, language and creativity – all without the drudgery of dry drill & repetition. I could not have asked for a better morning.
N & M: 3 years, 5 months.
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Pauline LessonsLearntJournal; because #playmatters. On Lessons Learnt Journal you'll find activities for children, play, parenting, maths games, handwriting, reading and much more.
Pauline is a Christian, Wife, Mother of 4, Primary School Teacher. When not blogging, she may be found virtually hoarding on Pinterest, trying to decide which Instagram filter to apply, or compulsively refreshing her Facebook feed. Most days you'll find her chasing her kids and that much needed nap.
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It looks like you had so much fun!! Adorable…
Thank you for joining Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Yes T Rex loves that paint! Where did you get the giant tray? Your kids really look so concentrated on these activities. It was great to find you in Today at Play Link up.
I love that you let the dinosaurs join in on the fun! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Merry Christmas,
Beth =-)
LOL – The dinosaurs were the stars of the party.
Great ideas here! Found you via Hands on as we grow
Welcome Elizabeth
Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I look forward to seeing your wonderful ideas next week!