Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Our Painting, Planting Project--Part 1

First Day of Spring...Earth Day...Warm sunshine & blue skies...These months are full of invitations to celebrate and enjoy nature! Teacher Kristina, one of our Blue Room preschool teachers, brought in a wonderful activity for our Green Room budding gardeners!

Even our youngest Green Room kiddo got to participate in this fun activity:







We painted the soles of their feet, and then pressed their painted foot against the flower pot twice.



The end result? A beautiful butterfly!







What a peculiar sensation to have a paint-soaked sponge dabbed on the bottom of your foot!



Even the cleanup process was a sensory experience in itself, as we washed their feet in a tub of soapy, warm water. E looks like he's enjoying his foot soak!






We painted the pots over a few days and then let the artwork dry before continuing to the second part our project: planting! Stay tuned for part 2 and see how our flower pots turned out!

Thank you Teacher Kristina for bringing this fun activity into our classroom!

Love,
Teacher Katie