{"id":1019,"date":"2014-05-28T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/28\/an-old-classicsponge-painting-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:29","slug":"an-old-classicsponge-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/an-old-classicsponge-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"An old classic…Sponge Painting!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arts and crafts don\u2019t always have to involve specialist materials. Sometimes all you need to do is look around and see what you already have at home.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s definitely worth getting into the habit of saving some of your empty cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, plastic bottles and bottle tops for arts and crafts projects.Ordinary household item such as washing up sponges \u00a0are really handy to have in stock as well.\u00a0Sponge Painting<\/strong> is a classic children’s painting activity, which I remember fondly from my own childhood.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s a really quick and simple activity to set up as well, making it great to bring out on a rainy day. Dinosaurs<\/strong> are the theme this sponge painting<\/strong> activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\nHow to sponge paint Dinosaurs<\/h2>\n
\nthem was also a great way to add on some legs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nthen had free reign to create their own dinosaurs. \u00a0<\/span>My toddler daughter really enjoyed this activity.\u00a0 <\/span>Her picture doesn\u2019t really look too dinosaur
\nlike, but that\u2019s not really the point as she has only just turned 2.\u00a0 <\/span>It was great to see her exploring new
\ntextures and seeing what she could do with them.\u00a0 <\/span>Using different materials is a great way to
\nhelp engage young toddlers with arts and crafts activities. She did get a good bit over her hands and arms as well, so it was a good job we had a bowl of warm soapy water and a towel on standby!<\/div>\n
\nto use, green and blue, his current favourite colours.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0I like to give the kids as much freedom as possible in our activities.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s useful to give them a little structure
\nand guidance when they need it, but ultimately it\u2019s their own imaginations
\nwhich make their pictures come to life.\u00a0<\/span> <\/span>He decided his dinosaur would only have three
\nlegs and no arms.\u00a0 <\/span>He created the the legs using the side of
\na shampoo bottle.\u00a0 <\/span>
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\nfeatures with felt pens and googly eyes, once the paint had dried.\u00a0 My pre-schooler <\/span>was very unhappy, as the pens he choose
\njust weren\u2019t bright enough to show up, so he had a big strop and ended up
\ntaking a pair of scissors to his work!<\/p>\n