Let's Play! Paw Prints
by Evonne Lack
It'll be a while before your child can manipulate a paintbrush, but don't let that squelch her inner artist – she can do some lovely printing with her hands. The prints are great mementos, too: Use them to make cards for friends and relatives, who'll consider them priceless!
Good for age: 17 months (but older and younger kids might enjoy it, too!)
Skills developed: fine motor skills, sensory skills, color identification
What you'll need: children's paint (nontoxic), paper, a plate or paint tray, newspaper
Spread newspaper over your table and floor to protect them from paint drippings, then pour some paint into a tray or plate. Talk to your toddler about the paint's color.
Help your little one put the palm of her hand into the paint and gently press it onto the paper. Explain to your toddler that this is a print of her very own hand, and enjoy the delight in her expression. You might want to do your hand, too; then you and your toddler can marvel together at how different the prints are in size.
You can also try this with your toddler's feet – but be ready to whisk her off to the bathtub or hose as soon as you're done. Unless, that is, you wouldn't mind a trail of cute little footprints across your floor. Hey, some might call that art.
Source : http://www.babycenter.com/0_lets-play-paw-prints_10309527.bc
by Evonne Lack
It'll be a while before your child can manipulate a paintbrush, but don't let that squelch her inner artist – she can do some lovely printing with her hands. The prints are great mementos, too: Use them to make cards for friends and relatives, who'll consider them priceless!
Good for age: 17 months (but older and younger kids might enjoy it, too!)
Skills developed: fine motor skills, sensory skills, color identification
What you'll need: children's paint (nontoxic), paper, a plate or paint tray, newspaper
Spread newspaper over your table and floor to protect them from paint drippings, then pour some paint into a tray or plate. Talk to your toddler about the paint's color.
Help your little one put the palm of her hand into the paint and gently press it onto the paper. Explain to your toddler that this is a print of her very own hand, and enjoy the delight in her expression. You might want to do your hand, too; then you and your toddler can marvel together at how different the prints are in size.
You can also try this with your toddler's feet – but be ready to whisk her off to the bathtub or hose as soon as you're done. Unless, that is, you wouldn't mind a trail of cute little footprints across your floor. Hey, some might call that art.
Source : http://www.babycenter.com/0_lets-play-paw-prints_10309527.bc
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