Printing Over and Over Again

 

Repetition is how children learn. When children ask to do a certain activities and movement over and over again, the task becomes easier and they learn to master the skill.

The children asked to paint with homemade stamps again. This time we tried something new, we dipped string into some liquid watercolor and made “curly prints”.

To support the children's new discovery, we will be printing with different strings and ropes on Monday.

Repetition supports learning!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dipped Styrofoam Noodles

We love to dip different things in paint… this time we used Styrofoam noodles.

 

 

Instructions:

 

Cut up an assortment of noodles.

Poke a toothpick into the noodle, this will be the handle.

 

 

 

Squirt Acrylic paints on a paper plate. Please do not mix the paints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip noodles in Acrylic paints.

 

 

 

 

 

Poke painted noodle on a Styrofoam block and drip dry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have fun and get creative, there is no wrong or right way to dip noodles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easel Painting

 

 

 

E- Enhances motor skills.

 

A- Ask open ended questions.

 

S- Soothing Sensory experience for children.

 

E- Explore, Experience various art mediums, Experiment, and Express their feelings.

 

L- Let the children paint whatever they want!

 

 

P- Preparation and set up is uncomplicated.

 

A- Allows the children to be creative.

 

I- It belongs in every Early Childhood classroom.

 

N- Not only for indoor use but great for the outdoors too.

 

T- Target age? Great for every age.

 

I- It is fun, stimulating and joyful.

 
N-Needs to be available daily, to present opportunities to learn about science, math, language and visual arts.

 

G- Group painting invites collaboration and turn taking.

 

Abstract Prints with Homemade Stamps

 
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
~Oscar Wilde

 

 

Materials:

Styrofoam trays or plates
Scissors
A sharp pencil
Paint brushes
Acrylic paints
Bottle caps
Paper

 

Directions:

Cut off rounded corners of the Styrofoam tray or plate. It should lay flat on top of the paper.

Use a pencil to draw your design directly on the Styrofoam, pushing hard enough to create a light indentation.

Once you have finished drawing, tape or glue a bottle cap onto the Styrofoam stamp. This makes a perfect stamp holder.

Cover the entire stamp with paint.

Press stamp down, lift up and see the beautiful reverse image.

 

We also made prints with egg cartons.