I'm always trying to come up with art projects my little ones can work do, because as fun as fingerpainting is, it gets boring if that's all you do.
This week, I decided we'd try some spray art, and it went really well.
I put some Colorations Liquid Watercolor in red, green, yellow, and pink (some apples are kind of pink -- like my favorite, Pink Lady apples -- and I have four Monday kids, and I wanted them to be able to each have a different color to encourage sharing) that I diluted with a little water (but just a little!) to make it go farther.
I put a paper towel on a tray for each child, and let them share colors to create multicolored works of art. They did have a little trouble figuring out how to use the trigger at first, but they caught on pretty quickly). The plan is to cut them out in apple shapes for a display. The colors blend together in a fun way, and they really did end up looking like some of the pinker apples!
All in all, I highly recommend this type of art for toddlers. Not only is it fun, but they get a sense of accomplishment when they spray by themselves (not to mention it's an EXCELLENT fine motor exercise!). They didn't want to stop for our outside time!
