Magic Painting

What you need:

• Candle
• Water based paint
• Paint brushes
• Cup of water
• Paper

What you do:

• Draw a range of pictures or letters on the paper with the candle.
• Paint the page with the water based paint
• Watch the 'magic pictures' appear!!

Such a simple activity but the kids love finding the hidden pictures!  Kids also love drawing with the candle and unveiling their own pictures.

Salt dough

Salt dough recipe:

1 cup flour

1 cup salt

1/2 cup water

1. Mix all ingredients together...

2. Mould your salt dough into various shapes.

 

A salt dough footprint of our dog

A salt dough snake with lots of eggs

A salt dough flower

A salt dough plait

A salt dough 'S' for Sienna

A salt dough heart

A salt dough monster with lots of eyes

A salt dough smiley face

 3. Bake the dough at 100 degrees celcius for approx 3 hours.  Time will vary depending on the thickness of the dough.  If the dough is still soft, return it to the oven and bake until it is firm.

4. Paint your dough with Rainbow Paint.

Developmental benefits:

• Fine motor development - mixing, kneading moulding, squeezing, poking and painting are all great for strengthening the smaller muscles of the hands and fingers
• Sensory development - kneading, moulding and touching the various textures ie. flour, water etc allows for tactile exploration
• Imagination & creativity - children are able to express their creativity through modelling and sculpting their dough.

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Scavenger Hunt and Nature Creation

This is a great Spring activity to get the kids outdoors...

Go on a nature walk and collect as many interesting things as you can.

For older children, you could turn this into a scavenger hunt.  Just make a list of items you would like them to collect and send them on their way!

This is the list I made for the older kids...

Scavenger Hunt List

When you return, get out the clay and begin your creation!

The DAS modelling clay is fantastic as it is air drying and is a great natural terracotta colour.

Making a clay creation using DAS Terracotta Modelling Clay

Making a clay creation using DAS Terracotta Modelling Clay

Here are my kids creations...

This is Heidi's (11) dog and dog bowl    

This is Courtney's (9) garden

This is Sienna's (6) smiley face

This is Levi's (3) dinosaur garden (the spiky balls are the dinosaurs)