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Euphoric !
Children under the age of 4 are more about the PROCESS with art and really could care less about an end product - so just giving them a 'medium' to explore and helping them learn how to use it 'safely and respectfully'.
For infants / toddlers
Contact paper collage - put down a square of contact paper and add 'bits and bobs' to stick onto it ... tissue squares, sequence, shapes of paper and so forth than cover with another piece of contact paper to make suncatcher for your window.
Paint with a variety of tools to learn about different ways to make textures and patterns with paint .... use kitchen tools - potato mashers, rolling pins, flyswatters, kitchen scrubbers, sponges, different sizes paint brushes from thin to chunky brushed, use bubble wrap, string, feathers, q tips and well the possibilities are as endless as your imagination.
TAPE ... toddlers love to play with tape - it sticky, things stick to it it sticks to them!
Explore with pipe cleaners - twisting, connecting, creating 'things' with them ... great and reusable craft for toddlers!
PLAY DOUGH ... oh hours of fun pinching and poking things into play dough!
Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect."
Loris Malaguzzi
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 Originally Posted by Inspired by Reggio
Contact paper collage - put down a square of contact paper and add 'bits and bobs' to stick onto it ... tissue squares, sequence, shapes of paper and so forth than cover with another piece of contact paper to make suncatcher for your window.
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Where do you find contact paper? I can't find it anywhere
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Euphoric !
Originally Posted by FlexFunCare
Where do you find contact paper? I can't find it anywhere
Walmart in the 'kitchen organization' section ... also called clear shelf liner or mac tac ... Dollar Store as well but it is a small piece usually.
Another thing my crew loves is I laminated white cardstock with heavy laminate and we 'explore' on this surface, great with paint, with washable markers or dry erase overhead markers and so forth and than when they are 'done' it will 'wipe clean' for use another day and environmentally friendly way to create for the 'process orientated' child - and if they create something they really want to 'show mom and dad' I take a picture of it. Great thing is that they can 'finger paint' on it forever and it will not 'degrade' like paper will on them.
Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect."
Loris Malaguzzi
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