Hey guys,
My son is really passionate about painting, coloring, writting in general. Give him a pen, a brush, a crayon or whatever drawing tool and he will be entertained for minutes!! At his age, he has the patience to sit down and color(paint, write) even 30/40 minutes. And I think that this is huge for a toddler.
Me personally, I really love to see him painting because I feel this activity brings something more than just coloring/drawing. It involves and requires more creativity, more patience, it develops their fine motor skills on a higher scale.
That's why, it doesn't take a week or a few days for us to paint again and get CREATIVE! I'm always searching for new ways to make this activity more fun, more challenging and more interesting.
A quick remind, ROYGBIV is the acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. 🌈🌈
This time we used cotton buds to color our beloved RAINBOW! BUT my son wouldn't accept the INDIGO color, so we made the rainbow with just six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. 🌈
Why is that? Well, its actually my fault because first time I presented him the rainbow with these six colors, and just later I showed him that the rainbow actually has seven colors, Indigo included. Now he accept it and in his head the Rainbow with six colors doesn't exsist anymore. 🌈🌈
He loves the Indigo color now!!
For this activity you need: 🌈🌈
- 7 cotton buds
- acrylic paint (tempera)
- a small piece of cardboard
- clear office tape (or duct tape)
Secure the cotton buds on the cardboard with the tape. Adjust the distance between cotton buds as your wish.
That's all you have to do for this lovely activity! You can color anything you want with your child. You can use more shades of pink or blue...so they learn the difference between dark and light colors.
(here's another rainbow we did using our fingers)
And just a quick mention, here are Six Brain Health Benefits of Painting [source]:
- Painting fosters creative growth
- Painting strengthens memory (and concentration)
- Builds problem solving and motor skills
- Provides stress relief
- Promotes an optimistic attitude
- Painting nurtures emotional growth
And the most important thing, Painting is FUN and relaxing! 🎨🖌️
If your kids love to paint, I think this activity will be perfect for them. It requires just 5 minutes to prep and all the materials you need are already in your house...so that's a good thing too.
Many times, simple things (like this diy rainbow paint tool) are more cheap and more fun to use than the bought ones. Plus, we save some money and that's great!
Hopefully you find this useful for you,
If you have any ideas for tools I can use with my 2yr toddler, leave a comment! I will be more than happy to read it and put it into practice!
Have a colorful day everyone !!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈
