I set out to make cute little
hand print Valentines for Cami to send to her grandparents. I got all the supplies I needed, undressed her down to her diaper, got plenty of wet towels to clean up - I was ready! As soon as I placed her tiny little hand in the paint she made a fist and would not open.
She started reaching for things with her little red fingers and was ready to explore this gooey substance on her hands. I learned quickly that I was not going to get handprints out of this! In the teaching world, this is called a "teachable moment." So, I let go all of my
preconceived ideas of how these valentine cards were
supposed to look and just let her explore as she wanted.
At first I helped her move her fingers over the paper in the finger painting fashion, but soon she was ready to paint on her own. She painted lots of cards, the counter, the wall, her body
...it was great!
Afterwards, she got to sit in the sink to clean off. But wow, another cool experience...running water!
When it was all said and done, Cami made 6 adorable
finger painted Valentine cards and one masterpiece to hang on our refrigerator. This is
definitely going in the baby book!
I set out to make cute little hand print Valentines for Cami to send to her grandparents. I got all the supplies I needed, undressed her down to her diaper, got plenty of wet towels to clean up - I was ready! As soon as I placed her tiny little hand in the paint she made a fist and would not open.
She started reaching for things with her little red fingers and was ready to explore this gooey substance on her hands. I learned quickly that I was not going to get handprints out of this! In the teaching world, this is called a "teachable moment." So, I let go all of my preconceived ideas of how these valentine cards were supposed to look and just let her explore as she wanted.
At first I helped her move her fingers over the paper in the finger painting fashion, but soon she was ready to paint on her own. She painted lots of cards, the counter, the wall, her body...it was great!
Afterwards, she got to sit in the sink to clean off. But wow, another cool experience...running water!
When it was all said and done, Cami made 6 adorable finger painted Valentine cards and one masterpiece to hang on our refrigerator. This is definitely going in the baby book!
1 comment:
Looks like SO much fun!! :)
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