Monday, March 09, 2009
Tissue Paper Staining
I was recently reminded of tissue paper staining by The Artful Parent, and I thought it might be something Gerrick would like to try. After lunch I cut some pieces of bleeding art tissue paper. I got out brushes, water, and watercolor paper, and invited Gerrick to join me. He did and thought it was "pretty cool" but lost interest quickly and moved on to something else.
Later in the afternoon, I gathered up some cardboard, the rest of the pieces of tissue paper, and the water spray bottle and headed outside. There's something magical about giving a boy (at least my boy) anything with a trigger. He really enjoyed this activity and said it was like target practice. He commented on the colors mixing, running, and dripping off the cardboard. He noticed how he could spray all the color completely off some of the tissue--some of the pieces seemed to completely disappear. It's funny how the same basic concept, when approached in a slightly different manner, can generate such a different response.
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Ah, yes. The wonder of the spray bottle.
ReplyDeleteGreat activity!! My kids will love it!
ReplyDeleteI read your blog since 2-3 months ago and I love the activities and ideas you share. Just one question:Do you have a schedule or goals for your homeschool or you just make by the time it happens?
Excuse my bad english from Spain ok...
Hi Sylvia!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you've been enjoying my blog. Please comment anytime--your English is fine. :)
As far as our schedule/goals are concerned--I am still trying to figure that out. :) At first I tried a schedule, but I have found that for us it just seems to work better if I just follow the natural ebb and flow of Gerrick's interests. If there is a specific thing I want to do (like a phonics game, for example) and he is engaged in something else I will usually say "In 10 minutes we're going to play this game." I set the timer, and he usually comes running when he hears the ring.
Right now I don't have any goals other than to encourage his interests and take him as far as he seems ready. I suspect as he gets older I will get a little more structured in my goals. I hope to help guide him in planning his time by going over the things we need to do every morning (and eventually just weekly) and let him do things when he feels like it--this would give him a feeling of more control over his life and help him become a good time manager. These are my hopes, but we really just take things day-by-day right now. :)