Today Grace and Hannah had a painting adventure. They were excited to come into the classroom and find a table of animals and trays of paint to use and explore. The made foot prints of the different animals in all sorts of colors. It was a neat project that captivated their attention for quite a bit of time until....
they realized they could finger paint!
The girls LOVED finger painting and the whole time they were painting they kept exclaiming, "finger painting! finger painting" it was like their own special fingerprinting chant! They liked feeling he cold paint and swirling it around on their papers. Grace liked how it felt all the way up her arm.
We saw Adamah Teacher Lauri, and decided to show her our messy hands. Once in the hallway we decided it might be a good time to wash them clean. Our hand washing experiences was an adventure in itself. We loved watching the color of the water get darker and more pink as hour hands became cleaner. The girls liked trying to see who's water was more pink at any given moment.
It's great how a simple activity can continue to morph and change shape as children interact with the activity and it's materials. The material of, "paint" is neat as a way of stamping, is a slimy sensory object and is a neat scientific mixture with water! Each of these steps provide their own set of learning experiences and this morning Hannah and Grace got to experience all three!
