Hey guys!
My son is really into painting🎨. And drawing🖍️. And writting✍️. Lol he's all day long with crayons in his hands. Lucky me, he didnt start to color the walls or furniture😌. Yet!!! But I have a slightly feeling it wont take much until he'll do it!
So I thought to make this activity with him in order to show him how to combine colors. For my surprise, he memorized the combinations and even now, after 1 month since we painted this color circle he remembers the combinations of the primary colors.
Yellow 🟡+ Blue 🔵 = Green 🟢
Red 🔴+ Yellow 🟡 = Orange 🟠
Red 🔴+ Blue 🔵= Purple 🟣
He was 2 yrs and one month in the pictures. I'm sure this activity is perfect for older toddlers too! It's even better because they are likely to understand the whole concept and they pay attention tot the instructions and everything you say.
If you look closely to the pictures, you can see my hand writting is just awful! Ehhh....at least in these pictures! That's because this idea came to my mind ust like that and in less than 2 minutes it was down the paper.
We were painting some other stuff (well....I'm not sure I can call it Painting but something that toddlers do, like this ) :D
and he wanted to color more so I remembered I saw something similar with this. I asked him if he wants to learn about how to combine colors, he said Yes.
I didn't talk to much because for 2 yrs old, too many informations create irritability and anxiety. I think I did my best to keep it simple for his age.
I just gave him the paper, I explained to him what we're doing next. I always told him what color we're using now and I put him to combine the two colors in the specific square.
He is a good dutiful boy so it wasn't a problem for him not follow the instructions.
About the Color Wheel, it's a circle which shows the relationships between primary colors, secundary colors and tertiary colors.
We only did the secundary colors (green, orange and purple).
Ahhh, I almost forgot! Painting is great for toddlers. Its a sensory activity that develops creativity, imagination, fine motor skills, concentration and atention, dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
It's a fun and relaxing activity you should include in your weekly activities with your children no matter their age.
If you consider your child is still to little to make this activity, it's fine. Remember all kids are different and they have different development patterns. Some kids are good at writting, others at social play, others at play roll, other are really active and know how to handle a bycicle (mine doesnt) etc etc. Never compare your kid to another! It's also important to notice what they like to do and what are they attracted to.
I noticed his passion on writting and painting very early, maybe I'll share with you some thoughts I have about this but just to mention....at 1 year and 3-4 months, he would keep the pen in his tiny hand like an older child. At 1 year and a half he was already writting some letters. At 2, he writes super super quick all letters and all numbers from 1 to 200....maybe more.
My son at 1yr and 3 months
My son at 1yr and a half
His colorings and numbers painting at 2yrs old
I always encourage him to do what he likes and even though I try to cover all learning educational areas and I create fun and interesting activities, he would be back on his numbers writting and games. I guess he already has a logical and mathematic thinking.
Thanks for reading,
I hope you can get inspired by some of our activities and try some!
Wishing you all the best, a lot of patience with your kids and much joy in your daily activities!
Missdeli