July 20, 2011
by Megan Schiller
Back to the Basics with Finger Painting
This week in the older 2s class we went back to the basics with good old finger painting. Although our tempera projects often turn into finger painting, we haven’t focused solely on this sensory experience in a long time. When we’ve done finger painting in the past, it was always with regular tempera paints so the kids could really get to know the type of paint that we use most often. This time we tried out some gel-like “finger paints” that have a very different consistency than the tempera paints. The kids had so much fun squishing, mixing and rubbing the paint all over!
After using our hands for a little while, I offered the kids a variety of tools to use with their paints to add texture- They especially liked our new sponge wands!
After finger painting we moved outside to paint on our large floor mural with bouncing bean bags, mops, and brooms- a super messy and super fun class!
What a fantastic way to expose children to art.
No fear of getting messy :).
Thanks for reading!!