Fun with footprints...

With spring around the corner, we have found something fun to do with little feet.



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NEW SUMMER PROJECT

FOOTPRINT MURAL

SUPPLIES:  WHITE BULLETIN BOARD PAPER OR OLD SHEET,
CAKE PANS WITH SIDES, ASSORTED COLORS OF WASHABLE PAINT, TUB, WATER, PAPER TOWELS

SET UP:  PLACE PAPER OR SHEET ON FLOOR, DRIVEWAY, OR GRASS.  POUR DIFFERENT COLORS OF WASHABLE PAINT IN CAKE PANS.  PLACE ONE CAKE PAN ON SHEET OR PAPER.  FILL THE TUB WITH WATER AND PLACE CLOSE TO PROJECT. 

CREATE:  HAVE THE CHILDREN TAKE OFF THEIR SHOES AND SOCKS.  AN ADULT WILL NEED TO DIRECT THIS ACTIVITY.  HOLDING THE CHILD'S HAND, PUT THE CHILD'S FEET IN THE PAN CONTAINING THE PAINT, AND LET HIM OR HER WALK ON THE MURAL.  HAVE EACH CHILD WALK IN DIFFERENT COLOR PAINT SO THEY KNOW THEIR OWN FOOTPRINTS!  THE CHILDREN WASH THEIR FEET IN THE TUB AND DRY OFF WITH THE PAPER TOWELS.  HANG THE MURAL IN A PROMINENT PLACE. 

ALL CHILDREN GROW AND DEVELOP DIFFERENTLY

 

ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS:

 

Paint

Talk about events of the day

Let them help set the table

Building with blocks

Know their first and last name

Draw

Play with playdough

Puzzles

Recognizing the difference between a number and a letter

Hop and jump on one foot

Responsible for a few simple chores 

Pick up toys

Begin dressing self

Beginning to recognize the alphabet

Reading with your child

Learning and singing songs


EVERY CHILD IS GIFTED IN THEIR OWN WAY,
THEY JUST UNWRAP THEIR PRESENT AT DIFFERENT TIMES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING....

 

Art Based Curriculum has been busy.

 

In the fall of 2012, Nancy and Kathi presented a Power Point program about art from our book, Art Based Curriculum, to a Woodland Park MOPS group and the Pikes Peak home day care group. We also spoke to the Colorado Association for the Education of the Young Child in Denver. 

 

We started the new year, 2013, with three presentations, First Presbyterian MOPS groups and a group of mothers from Mountain Shadows. 

We have enjoyed meeting all the moms, grandmas, teachers, and care givers of young children.

Nancy and Kathi love sharing their passion for art and have had fun watching them create art projects from our book.  

 

 



Do you have a creative area for your child?

An easy way to have creativity in your child's daily life is to provide an art center designed for them.  Your center should include construction paper, watercolor paints, washable paints, paint brushes, glue, markers, playdough and cookie cutters and art smocks.  Scissors would be available according to your child's age.  Buy a plastic chest with drawers available at any discount store.  Fill the drawers!  Your child now has a creative corner that imagination, fun and fantasy is all theirs .

NEED A NEW IDEA FOR A SUMMER  DAY?

An art project using a recipe with a different medium

MILK PAINT:

Supplies:  Can of evaporated milk, food coloring, small containers, paint brushes, white paper plate

Set up:  Mix milk and food coloring in the containers, one color per container.  Set out the containers, paint brushes, and the paper plate.

Create:  Paint the paper plate with the milk paint.

Use your imagination and create your own masterpiece!

"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them."  Richard L. Evans

Spending quality time with your children is the best way to show them that they are cherished. A fun way to enjoy each other is through creative art and activities.