{"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":"
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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

How to sponge paint Dinosaurs<\/h2>\n
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This post contains affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to yourself.The sponges were used to create the head and body of the dinosaurs and then we used the shower gel bottles to add on spots and spikes.\u00a0<\/span>My pre-schooler discovered that using the sides of
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\nI set up the activity ahead of time so that I could then sit down and oversee the activity alongside them. They all had the same materials to choose from and each of them chose their own paint colours.\u00a0 <\/span>They
\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
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My Pre-schooler was very definite on the colours he wanted
\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
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We did have a spot of bother though when it came to adding on the facial
\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
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My big school infant was the most creative of the three.\u00a0 <\/span>He wanted to use more colours and he created
\nthe biggest dinosaur.\u00a0 <\/span>He also added a
\ntail to his creation. It\u2019s magical to see how each of my children develop as
\nthey get older.\u00a0 <\/span>My eldest child loves to
\nput his own stamp onto projects now, which is great to see.\u00a0 <\/span>He will also just set himself off drawing and
\nmaking things now which is brilliant and something that I hope he will continue
\nto enjoy as he grows up.<\/div>\n
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Tell me about your sponge painting adventures…<\/div>\n
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And what other household items do you use for painting with?<\/div>\n
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