An Easy and Fun Toddler Project!

Now that warm Spring breezes are blowing, it's time to start doing art projects with the kids. If you've felt like I have, Winter was a time best spent hibernating and getting fat. Well, enough of that! Yesterday, I decided to do a fun project with Emrys and his BFF (and her awesome mom). They are both one year-old, so I figured this project could go really well or really badly. As it was, it went pretty okay.

First you need to make the Finger Paint:

1/2 cup Corn Starch
3 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
2 cups Cold Water
Food Coloring

Mix all ingredients in a pot (minus the food coloring) and cook on low heat until the mixture is smooth and thick - about 10 minutes. Let it cool completely. Then separate the paints into storage containers. I added a couple of drops of food coloring and stirred until mixed.

Here's what it looked like when I was done:

Next, we read some of One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue Fish.  Most of you probably have it in your kid's library. The book is too long to hold their attention for a lengthy amount of time. 

We focused on the first page. 

Next, I bought some poster board.  Here is how I decorated it. No comments about what a pitiful drawer I am. An artist, I am not!

Then, with a lot of assistance from the mommies, we introduced the paint to their hands. That turned out to be pretty interesting. Emrys wanted to eat it, and I think his friend thought it felt yucky! Remember, at this stage of development, it's not about the finished art project, but more about new textures and stimuli. We also counted and talked about colors. 

Who knows what stuck in their little baby heads?

Emrys seems pleased with his project.

That's art project number one! Stay tuned and see what we try next! Send us pics of your kids doing projects. We love to see them!

Amanda Z
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