Hand Painting

 To children, color is one of the most attractive qualities of the visual world, from the subtle colors of the natural world to the bright colors of their toys, clothes and books. They need lots of opportunities to observe color in the environment, to notice how artists use color and to use color expressively in their own work. Paint is the most suitable medium for exploring color, because it is fluid and easily mixed, and young children will enjoy exploring how it behaves, as well as how it feels.

We are always using paint brushes to paint, but one day instead of painting the paper, we started to paint our hands.  Soooooo............

                                           "So I will start off first by using one finger to paint."

           " I'm going to use all 5 fingers to make a  pink hand print!"

                                             "We love sticking our whole hand in the cup of paint!"

                                                                   " This feels cool! "

                                                 "I'm using two hands to make blue circles!"

                                                                                                          Painting based on children's experience, real or imagined, gives them opportunities to:

• use paint and color to express their own lives and interests
• use color both imaginatively and descriptively.
• By 2 years old, children  are intrigued with paint and clay and ready to experiment with paintbrushes and other paint media. 
• Most children enjoy the sensation of spreading paint with their fingers.