"Magic Art"

I discovered a "magic" art trick online that I thought was pretty cool! You draw or print a simple design on a piece of paper, then trace the design onto a sheet protector. Then color in the original drawing. Put a blank piece of paper between the colored-in piece and the tracing, and when you pull the blank paper in and out it looks like the picture colors itself in.

Zoo

Easy peasy water activity: a baking sheet, a couple of sponges, and some zoo animals.

We used Lego duplos to create our zoo :)

We used old paper towel tubes to paint circles.

We actually went to the zoo!

Baby Bear book and story retelling Lego duplos. Legos can be used for story telling, sequencing, patterning, and/or matching. Also builds fine motor skills. 

Matching game, made for young toddlers- no memory required!

Mothers Day

Painting a flower pot!

My husband got me a garden fairy starter kit for mothers day- and it was the perfect activity to do with Love Bug!

She helped me to spread the soil, plant the seeds, and wet the soil with a spray bottle.

I hand painted the fairy figurines.

Then I planned and created. :)

She LOVES the fairy garden. She checks on it all of the time!

I drew a simple butterfly, laminated it, and let her draw and color on it with her markers. When she's done, I just wipe it clean and it is ready for next time.

Exploring Colors

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

My Many Colored Days by Dr Suess

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Alice in Wonderland

Matching balls and sorting cups. 

Balloon painting...with a twist. One balloon is 100% air, one is 100% water, and one is 50/50 water/air. Extreme fun for exploring the properties of air and water.

We added water to our sorting cups and water soaker balls. 

A Color of His Own book and art activity. We have an iguana (named Iggy, of course) that we pretended was a chameleon this morning. We painted on him along with our art easel paper.

Straw fine motor and eye-hand coordinating sorting activity.

 **As always, please remember that some items could potentially be choking hazards for small children. Adult supervision is ALWAYS suggested. Please don't allow children to put straws in their mouths. **

We FINALLY got some water beads! And this has quickly become one of our favorite activities!

More art on the easel. This time we added glitter to her paint.

Love Bug is finally starting to show interest in building with Lego duplos. 

Qtip painting. 

Painting on bubble wrap.

Imprinting onto paper.

Finished products!