Fingerpainting

Xavier doesn't typically like to get his hands dirty, but he enjoyed doing this activity. He had a couple paint brushes and he also used his fingers. He didn't paint on the paper for long.





As he got into it a little more he decided he'd start painting his feet. As he painted he would yell, "I'm a dinosaur!" Then he'd yell "I'm a blob!" Then it got even more interesting when he yelled "I'm jumping on the ga gee goo!" So fingerpainting turned into toe painting. Leave it to Xavier to do things his own way. :)



It even ended up on his face. The joys of being a kid. Messes and experimentation are at the core of their learning.

Letter S and sponge painting

Get a sponge and some paint. Draw a letter S on a green piece of paper. Let your child dab the sponge into some paint and then dab it onto the letter S. As he is painting have him repeat the sound that S makes. SSSSSSS. Then add a red tongue and some googly eyes to make a snake.

Train Trax

Supplies needed: a few toy cars or trains, paint, and paper.

Place paint onto a few different plates and "drive" the trains and cars through the paint. Then "drive" the cars and trains onto the paper to make tracks. It's easy and fun!

Marble Painting

This is one of Xavier's favorite ways to paint- with marbles. All you need is some tempera paint or whatever paint you have at home. Put a few different colors in a few bowls. Place a couple marbles in each paint bowl. Then place a piece of paper inside of a casserole dish. Then plop the marble onto the paper, hold the pan and roll the marble around on the paper.

Teach Mama

I've created this blog as a way to document many of the activities I do with Xavier. I like to incorporate cooking, music and movement, crafts, and reading in all that we do. We are working on letter recognition, letter sounds, shapes, colors, numbers, and counting. I try to introduce Xavier to many experiences to help encourage his learning and development.