We started off with our black paper and made a nice big layer of snow along the bottom in thick, white paint.
As you know, my Tilly is the crafty one. Earlier this week we started the day chatting and I asked her what she wanted to do. "Craft". Of course. On further discussion she wanted to do painting and it had to be a winter painting.I remembered seeing something on Play School ages ago and so we set about our piece using that as inspiration. On searching just now, here is a link to the original idea. We started off with our black paper and made a nice big layer of snow along the bottom in thick, white paint. Using some white paint that I thinned with water, we made some tree trunks and then pooled some of the mixture at the top of the trunks. Using a straw, we then took turns blowing the pool of watery paint until we liked the look of the 'branches' that were left. Onto a snowman. Three white circles were stuck on by Tilly. She then used a gold pen (very exciting!) to add detail to the snowman- she added eyes (I love the way that she drew them), a carrot nose, a mouth, buttons and arms. Next was the fun part... the snow falling. We used an old toothbrush and more of the watery paint to make this. Tilly had a try but it was hard for her to splatter with her little fingers, so once she'd had a good try I finished off the job. In no time at all we were done! Here is our completed winter picture. I love how striking the white is on the black background and how it includes a range of different ways of using paint. And yes, she is wearing my old art smock from when I was small. Have a go. I'd love to see what you create with your little ones!
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Playdough is one of those wonderful activities which allow kids to use their imagination and to create. It's also sensory and appeals to those kids who learn by and enjoy using their hands. At our house at the moment, playdough is making a comeback after spending some time in the box. :) Late in my pregnancy with Sam, I started to get 'nesty' and to create activities which would keep Tilly entertained as I breastfed and took care of the new baby. Playdough mats were something I saw online and I decided to make my own. This can be done very easily. I simply drew what I wanted, wrote simple prompt notes (in case someone else was doing these with her and had no idea) and later laminated them. I also bound them with rings to keep everything together. Here are the pages I made. At 2.5years old, Tilly is now really enjoying using these prompts for a different kind of playdough play. Here is what she got up to yesterday. |
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September 2023
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