With homeschooling we are always trying to find ways for our children to learn from others.
That is one thing about public school that I wish my kids could experience; having multiple teachers. This is one of the reasons we are preparing to join a Co-Op this year.
I don’t want to be their only teacher. I want them to learn how to listen and follow instructions from other leaders as well. This will set them up for the workplace.
We are always reaching out to our family and friends to share their skills and talents to help us enrich our children’s education.
Recently my mother and I had a talk about art class. I loved having an art teacher! I used to get so excited for art time because it was a fun and relaxing way to express myself.
My mother has acquired many self-taught skills. Some of you already know about her sewing talents but she also has a love for painting.
She has been watching Bob Ross, the late American Painter, and learning his oil painting techniques. She has done some beautiful landscape photos I’ll share at another time.
I came up with the idea for her to become our art teacher. She is a craft lover of all sorts and has tried so many different forms of art. I think this will be so much fun for all of us.
I normally just let them do free art, whatever their creative minds can work up. Sometimes it’s with paint, building with cardboard, paper art, scrap art and whatever we have around the house art. 😅
They will still be able to choose their art time freely but once a month we will have a planned theme for their art class which will help us have a little more structure.
For my two and four year old they got to get their hands dirty with Sensory art.
Sensory art consists of specific art activities that relate to your child's senses such as touch, sight, sound, smell and taste.
Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore. The sensory activities allow children to refine their thresholds for different sensory information helping their brain to create stronger connections to process and respond to sensory information.
Educational Playcare
When I was a daycare teacher I did a lot of sensory art and play with my two year old class. It kept them engaged and attentive. These little minds are so curious to see outcomes and that helps them stay focused.
I had to learn as a mother to adapt to mess. At first I only let my kids do things that were easy to clean up and didn’t cause me too much of a headache. Then the teacher in me realized they learn best when they are allowed to get dirty. 🙄🤷🏽♀️
I can’t argue with the benefits of sensory activities. Here are 5 reasons it’s beneficial to your child:
1. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks.
2. Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction.
3. This type of play aids in developing and enhancing memory
4. Sensory play is great for calming an anxious or frustrated child.
5. This helps children learn sensory attributes (hot, cold, sticky, dry).
Educational Playcare
My mom started out showing them how to make their hand prints and from there they just took off into their own exploration mode.
My two year old daughter had a blast...
She even got creative and started making her own designs 😄...
Time to mix it up and make some pretty green...
Towards the end we noticed the paint was getting farther up my daughter’s arms. We then realized she was actually painting herself 😂...
Until finally it was half way up her arms 🤦🏽♀️. Yep her painting session was over lol...
My four year old son was pretty much doing his own thing, exploring the textures, colors and the coldness of the paint...
He was able to do his own mixing concoction and then further explore...
For my older children she wanted them to start with water colors.
My dad is also an artist. He used to draw us super hero characters (his own creation) that we would color.
He drew these up for them to paint:
My mom purchased some outlining markers for them. I never thought of outlining your art before water color painting it.
It was a really good idea and helped them paint in the lines. I’ve always loved the look of outlining when coloring. I think it brings out the work more and makes it bolder.
My 7 year old son did this one...
My 9 year old son...
Finally from my 10 year old daughter...
It was a fun artful day!
It was nice to sit back and take photos as my mom worked with them. Of course I didn’t get out of helping, I had to clean hands along the way.
They are looking forward to their next art class with grandma! 😁
Nice post! Thanks for sharing. It’s always good to realize that Family is priceless.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you reading and taking time to comment :)
Family is truly priceless and I love capturing precious moments like these ~
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Awesome stuff, how good is painting with kids. I find it helps them build concentration levels and their creativity.
Although I have a heap of boxes filled with art work lil miss 4 won't let me get rid of 🤣
Thank you!
I definitely agree!
Lol that’s so funny! She wants to keep all of her masterpieces. 🤣
Thanks so much for giving me a visit ~
Yes she does :( my garage is full of them 🤣🤣
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ENGAGEtokens.me enamoré de tus fotos, provoca hacer ese patuque divertido... Gran experiencia para las mas pequeñas de la casa.
Saludos
Thank you! I am really glad you enjoyed the photos. It was very funny watching her and she had such a blast.
I appreciate the visit. 😊
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ENGAGEtokens.Wow, amazing design, a big hug eldone to Grandma
Thanks! Grandma did a wonder and the kids really enjoyed it all :)
I love how those hands became more and more covered in paint as the photos progressed! 😆
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Oh my gosh it was so hilarious! I think she had more fun painting her arms more than the paper! 😆
That squishy paint feel! 🤣
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🤣🤣🤣 Yes!
Thanks so much for the Engage!
ENGAGEtokens.amazing good vibes lol
Thanks! 😎
SOOOO Beautiful! I Precious moments like these are unforgettable! :x:X
I like how it turns out the combo of blue and yellow! Such a vivid green color! We did a similar activity where we combined colors in order to teach him the primar colors but we didnt use our hands! It sounds more fun this way and I might try it as well , but it will be an outdoor activity since my little one is unpredictable! :))
Thank you! ☺️
I really cherish moments like these. I look back on them as my kids get older and get emotional about how fast they grow.
I hope you try it with the hands. It is a lot of fun and they love the way it feels between their hands and fingers. Lol great idea to do it outdoors. 😄
Thanks so much for visiting me ~ 😘
We'll try this one for sure when we get the chance. I'm just waiting for nice warmer weather to come and I'll ask my hubby to make an outdoor activity table to get us started! :D:D
Sending hugs from ROmania :):X:X
Oh wow an activity table sounds so awesome!!
Looking forward to seeing the adventure. 😘
Hugs! 🤗
Yeah, I meant for an activity table like the Flisat on the Ikea, which have those spaces for sensorial activities. :D:D
Hopefully we'll make it soon enough cause spring is already here.
Hugs :x
Your art is cool