Kids Paintings - Air Painting
Kids' paintings do not only have to be made with their hands. With air painting children get to use their mouths instead. I found that children enjoy using straws for different activities. I believe that kids are fascintaed by manipulating things, moving them, and just plain old shaking things up just by blowing air.
Air is magical; from making bubbles in a cup of chocolate milk to blowing up a balloon or seeing a windmill blow in the wind. With air painting, children get to simply blow air on the paint and see how it begins to spread on the paper. As a follow up, you can ask the children what do they see in the paint. An image of a cat? or maybe a bird?
***Paint is usually thick, I recommend diluting it with some water.
(no preparation time)Objective:
Cognitive development and creativity. When this activity is done in groups or with a partner it helps develop social skills as well.
Materials:
- Straw
- Paint (diluted)
- Paper
Procedure:
Drop the paint on the paper and then blow on it with the straw to create a design.
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