Have you tried this yet?
Tape paint brushes to a child's dress-up construction hat.
Add paint and an upright easel (you can tape paper to a wall, or use an actual easel).
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| At first, they mostly concentrated on wearing the hat, while simultaneously using their hands to control the brushes. |
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| Ayden even took off his hat, and just used his hands at first. |
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| The hats kept slipping off, so it was necessary to keep both hands on their hat while painting. |
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| Two different approaches to making marks. |
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| I had to blot out her face, but there is such concentration going on, I wish I didn't have to! |
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| I love this activity, because it is a whole-body experience. |
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| You have to think outside the normal confines of painting, and use your head--pretty tricky for a three year old! |
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| It was pretty entertaining watching them dip the paint brushes. |
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| There were no individual papers. This was a process-oriented, group project. |
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| Everyone made a contribution... |
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| When they were all dry, they were put up for display, along with photos of the activity. |
Happy playing!
