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Guess, smash and splash -kids art activity

Posted on February 18, 2016 | Leave a comment

A messy art activity, teaching kids geometric shapes and colors while enjoying and having fun. All you need is

large white cardboard
watercolors (washable ones)
geometric shapes paper cutout (circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, rhombus)
toy hammer

Squirt a generous amount of different colors of paint all over and cover up each one with a geometric shape.

Let the kids name the shape and predict which color is underneath, then splat it with their hammer. The color splash will prove them right or wrong!

This educational activity in the same time so fun and crazy. You will hear so much laughs and cheers during the process. It helps your kids practice their knowledge (geometric shape and colors) and develop a love for the creative process, enlarge their brain and set them up as creative thinkers in all walks of life. Without forgetting the use of the hammer requires fine motor skills; let’s exercise those tiny muscles!

Once your kid is done smashing all the shapes, pull them off to reveal an awesome art piece to frame!

It’s a messy game, better be done outdoors if you have space and if not, cover well the things you want to protect from the paint splash. Try not to stress about the mess and let your kid enjoy. Of course shouldn’t be a war zone as well, set the rules and boundaries and leave the space for exploration and amusement. It’s washable paint at the end!

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Magic milk and swirling colors experiment – My Little Scientist

Posted on September 17, 2015 | 2 comments

It’s one of the awesome science experiments that will wow your kids and turn out to an art project. A perfect mix of science, art and fun. All you need is milk, liquid food coloring and dish soap to see the colors moving and swirling into amazing patterns.

Pour the milk in a shallow container, add few drops of many colors and dip a q-tip in liquid dish soap, ask your kid to poke the food coloring and let the magic start!

The reaction of the soap disrupting the surface tension of the milk causes the colors to radiate away from the q-tip ( In simple terms, the soap breaks apart the molecules of fats and proteins in the milk and he chases them trying to join with them). The more you poke the colors the more patterns you get! it was really spectacular. We did this experience so many times that we finished all the milk we had at home. Who cares! i love the face of my kid when he is super happy and exploring new things.

His reaction was priceless, couldn’t stop the experiment, i was enjoying as much as he did. He asked to repeat it 10 times!!!

and each time we were getting more beautiful patterns!

And to make it a real art project we transferred the patterns on papers to get beautiful piece of art.

It was a fun way to explore and learn. I cherish the time with my kid and invite all the parents to play with theirs and enjoy this priceless quality time. I can’t wait until Joud becomes the age when he can join his brother to our playtime.

These are Nady’s chef d’oeuvre;

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