Why? Remember those “smelly” textas in school? Those fruity scented ones? Or those scratch & sniff stickers?

Oh, what simple delights.

Jelly paint. Mmmm… scented deliciousness.

Ingredients:

Jelly crystals
Water

Method:

Mix a small amount of water into the jelly crystals. (That’s it… simple!)

How we played:

We flipped through a “how to draw” book. I asked them what they wanted to paint. M wanted a robot. N wanted a princess. I quickly scribbled their requests onto some watercolour paper, following the “how to draw” steps. Then painting commenced.

Throughout the whole activity, I asked them to sniff the paint. Mmmmm. The jelly paint smelt so sweet, they couldn’t resist giving it a quick lick. Yum!

 N & M: 3 years, 7 months
E: 1 year, 6 months
January 2012

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Materials:

Contact paper
Masking Tape
Coloured paper or cardboard
Various bits and pieces of scrap to collage

Method:

1. Remove the contact paper from it’s paper backing.

2. Using masking tape, stick the contact paper to the table with the sticky side facing up.

3. Stick bits and pieces to the contact paper.

4. Finally, stick coloured paper or cardboard onto the contact paper.

We used our quick stick collages as Christmas wrapping paper. 

N&M: 3 years, 7 months
E: 1 year, 6 months

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