Mess free painting!

Materials:

• construction paper

• bowl ( I prefer a bowl over a cup because it is less likely to tip over)

• water (a little water goes a long way)

• paint brush (I love the Melissa and Doug paint brushes because they help promote correct pencil grip)

How To:

1. Model dipping the paintbrush into the water and drawing on the paper

2. Let your child repeat

Talk About It:

• "w w water"

• "w w wet"

• "p p paint"

• come up with a word when they paint a line "zip" was what I used when Owen would paint across-this encourages them to say "zip" as well