Now for your first nugget of preschool knowledge:
LIQUID WATERCOLOR
This stuff is a teacher's dream, washes out of fabric and clothing, is bright and vibrant, reasonably priced and if using it in your home, will last quite awhile, especially if diluted.
There are so many things you can do with it and here is a quick list for reference. We will explore these ideas in further detail in future blogs:
1. Simply paint with watercolor brushes
2. Dilute it with water and use it with small medicine bottle eye droppers on paper towels or coffee filters
3. Use two primary colors in shaving cream and mix
4. Color homemade play dough
5. Color Goop (cornstarch and water)
6. Color Gak (liquid starch and glue)
7. Freeze one of the primary colors into ice cubes and put into another primary color of water in a bucket outside
8. Dilute with water, put into spray bottles and spray white sheets outside
9. Make colored glue
10. Put a few drops on a scoop of white rice and mix to make colored rice to pour and sift in a sensory table
I feel it is my duty as an "Early Childhood Educator" to state that I am a firm believer of open-ended art for preschool age children. What does this mean? Well, it simply means at the age of 3 children need to be doing art work that focuses on the process, not the product. Think of preschool art as more of a science experiment, mixing colors, how to apply the paint, how much glue is needed to make the glitter stick, how to get your glue and glitter cover creation to the drying rack without it spilling all over the floor... you know, things like that. It is after using art materials in a free form way that children are ready to being lessons that include following directions and technique. You will know when they are ready for more because their art work will begin to take on a shape of its own and they will show interest in building upon the knowledge they have created.
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