Puffy Paintings
17/03/09
This hands-on paint alternative is perfect for younger children.
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• 1 cup each flour, salt, and water
• empty plastic squeeze bottles
• watercolor paints
• spoon and bowl for each color
• cardboard squares or heavy paper
• empty plastic squeeze bottles
• watercolor paints
• spoon and bowl for each color
• cardboard squares or heavy paper
With your child, mix flour, salt, and water in a bowl. Stir in paint until the mixture is the desired color. Encourage your child to create several different colors of squeezy paint. Pour the paint into a squeeze bottle. Invite your child to squeeze the paint from the bottle onto cardboard or heavy paper.  Encourage her to experiment with different designs, as well as letters, names, or words.  Allow the puffy paintings to dry until they are hard and sparkly, usually overnight. Invite your child to close her eyes and touch a letter with her fingers. Can she guess what letter it is?
• supports letter recognition
• encourages creativity
• develops tactile awareness
• supports letter recognition
• encourages creativity
• develops tactile awareness
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