There’s a lot going on around here today, so last night I prepped a few activities to keep the girls busy today. This one in particular took virtually no prep time and required nothing more than a @dollartree sticker book for each and a hand drawn sweater with some designs. The next thing I knew, my niece was asking to color and cut it out. The girls were entertained…
I found a free printable on-line, set up some fall colored paint, and added Q-tips to the mix so B could experiment painting with a novel item. We could even call it pointillism. 😉 She enjoyed the Q-tips so much that I had to print out a 2nd blank tree, and she decided to use her fingertips to make leaves this time. When your kid enjoys an activity…
There is something to be said about learning to follow directions in order to duplicate a product, but it’s not the ONLY way. In fact, I’d much rather not show or tell a child what it’s supposed to look like at all, and have them create something original using the same materials every other person in the room was given. Sure, it might look like total poop…