Sponge Painting

Alright, I've been a little busy so it's time to catch up some. Last Thursday we had a house full of girls...and Jack C...(but he didn't seem to mind or notice). Like many other times, the kids grabbed some pans for paint palettes and some tempera paint, but instead of fingers or brushes we used sponges this time. Their first reaction was to smear the paint from side to side like a brush. I watched them do that for a while and then I introduced using the sponge like a stamp. I encouraged them to used their sponge however they wanted, but they thought it was cool how it "looked like a rainbow" when you stamped the sponge and the colors didn't blend, so they gave it a try. Here are some pics!

They also took it upon themselves to put on a show. Equipped with dancing, princesses, gymnasts and even an announcer. They added a little ring around the rosie and had fun falling down!