Category: create

Supplies

• Crayons or oil pastels
• Black marker
• Watercolour paints
• Water
• Paintbrush

Instructions

1. Draw a picture or design with a black marker.
2. Colour the picture or design with the crayons or oil pastels.
3. Paint over the picture with the water colours.

Skills

• Creative
• Art
• Eye hand coordination
• Fine motor skills

Supplies

• Table salt
• Food colouring
• White glue
• Paper
• Cups
• Dropper or paint brush

Instructions

1. Mix a small amount of water and a couple drops of food colouring in a cup.
2. Design a picture with white glue.
3. Sprinkle salt on to glue design and then shake off salt.
4. Use a dropper or paint brush to paint the salt design.
5. Have fun! There is no right or wrong way 🙂

Skills

• Fine motor skills
• Creative

Supplies

• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup salt
• 2 tbs cream of tartar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbs oil
• Food colouring

Instructions

1. Mix flour, salt and cream of tartar together in a pot.
2. Add the oil and a few drops of food colouring to water.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine.
4. Cook on low. Continue to mix until dough is thick and pulls away from the sides. About 3-5 minutes.
5. Knead! Knead! Knead! ⠀

Skills

• Fine motor skills
• Creative
• Sensory

Supplies

• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tbs gentle liquid soap (baby shampoo or natural dish soap)

Instructions

1. Mix 2/3 cup of water with 2 tbs of liquid dish soap.
2. Use an electric mixer to mix the ingredients.
3. Have fun playing 🧼

Prop Ideas/World Play

• Dinosaurs
• Dolls
• Cars (car wash)
• Cloths
• LEGO
• Funnels
• Basking tools
• Different sized cups
• So much more!

Skills

• Sensory: wet, warm and cool
• Fine motor
• Gross motor
• Eye hand coordination
• Pouring
• Dumping
• Squeezing
• Stirring
• Math: More/less empty/full, many/few
• Problem solving: Will this object float? sink?
• Making hypothesis: I think this will sink.
• Socioemotional skills: Relaxing, calming. An opportunity for conversation.
• Language: An opportunity for new vocabulary – evaporation, dissolve, more and less.
• Imagination!

Supplies

• 1 tbs of tempera powder
• 1 tbs of dish soap

Instructions

1. Mix 1 tbs of tempera powder with 1 tbs of dish soap.
2. Have fun painting 🎨

Skills

• Creative
• Sensory
• Art
• Eye hand coordination
• Gross motor
• Pre writing
• Working on a vertical surface is important for the development of motor skills and core strength

A beautiful rainbow painted with window paint.