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Invitation to Paint: Valentine’s Day

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My son is not a “crafter” or “painter”.  If I ask, “Do you want to paint today?!”  He will say, “No, let’s play Legos!”

So if I want him to paint, I have to set it all up first, without him knowing, and then he will come out, get a huge smile, and decide to paint :)  But a couple times he has decided he still doesn’t want to and will go back to playing Legos and Trucks.

Every child is different.

Invitation to Paint

  • I cut hearts out of construction paper and set them down on top of our old paper bag table-protector.
  • Also, I squirted red, bright pink, and light pink Tempera paint on some box tops (= easy clean up and easy to toss out).
  • Then I gave my son 3 painting tools: q-tips, paint brushes, and cotton balls in clothespins.  This gave him a choice on what to paint — but within boundaries.
  • And so I’d still have the sweet result we wanted, I only gave him pink and red paint, otherwise if I give him all the colors, he will end up mixing paints to make brown, every time :)

Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings He started with the brushes.Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Then was excited to try the clothespin with the cotton balls.Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings He loved having paint choices and utensil choices.  He was able to be creative on his own.Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings

And then, as expected, he began painting his hand and arm.

Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings
Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings Even gave me a sweet smile!Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower RamblingsWe have these hung over our kitchen window, with some string and my favorite conspicuous 3M hooks.  He made several beautiful Valentine’s to give to family — and one for mama, of course!

We will definitely be setting our painting expeditions up like this again!  Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower Ramblings

And for the baby….

I just gave my daughter a red Do-A-Dot marker, which she gladly colored her Valentines with!  She is a very agreeable, sweet girl, who loves to be a part of the artistic fun, so she happily sat in her chair and watched and created too.  (Check out more of her fun tomorrow!)

Invitation to Paint: Valentine's Day from Wildflower RamblingsHappy painting,

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