More than ready mixed paint
Are you always reaching for the bottles of ready mixed paint and squirting straight from the bottle?
It’s super convenient, but it can be costly.
Especially when each room wants their own selection of colours and bottles.
Or do you look to offer new and varied opportunities for expression of creativity? Stepping out of old habits & being mindfully aware of WHY we do what we do & who is it for?
Opportunities for the child who has a transformation schema & look to explore how colours transform and change?
Do you allow children to mix water colours from a palette?
Exploring what happens as more water is added or perhaps the brush doesn’t get rinsed between colours?
Paints that offer gorgeous gentle, soft translucent tones & delicate hues. A huge contrast from the bold thick paints that they usually explore!
Children will learn how to gather paint onto their damp paint brush & become immersed in the process of creativity & imagination
It’s a totally different experience for little artists.
It offers a slower and calmer pace, a mediative and whimsical experience. Completely different to that usually on offer. Powder and ready mixed paints are staple resources for any Early Years setting but have you considered alternatives ?
Brushes have to be smaller don’t they, which brings different skills of manipulation, handling a thin & slender brush.
It also extends the time afforded to the experience. As inquiring minds investigate & explore a new and varied medium.
When was the last time you gave children the opportunity to paint with watercolours ?
As educators it’s our responsibility to facilitate opportunities & experience, to provide a rich and powerful environment for curious and creative minds.
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