Mark making activities and ideas ..
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they are loving large paint brushes dipping in water and painting on the wall outside at the moment
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A really messy one could be - tape lots of large pieces of paper/cards together and use a mop to paint with:rotfl:
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"Driving" the toy cars through paint then driving them around the paper.
Sponge pan scourers in paint. Bubble wrap is good - get them to paint the bubbly side then lay a sheet of paper on top. We do the water/paint brushes outside thing too. |
Toes
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we bought some wooden sticks shaped like fat pencils they are for writing in sand but also work in foam and finger paint.
the children also like decorators combs to make patterns and large decorating rollers for large areas outside sue |
Shaving brushes are good in paint, easier than paint brushes for little hands,
feathers in paint toothbrushes fingers in sand or flour |
List
This mark making list has been put together from all the replies and other shared experiences across the forums.
Please feel free to add on .. Mark making items Pencils Pens Crayons Chalks Pastels Paintbrushes Toothbrushes Combs Ice cubes Frozen Paints Cotton buds Small car wheels Cotton reel rolling Dish mops Scouring pads Fir cone Glue sticks Fingers Toes Hands String of beads Rope Cord Wool Ribbon String Tinsel Twigs Plant stalks - straw Paint rollers Highlighter pens Droppers Squeezy bottles and tubes Wind up movement toys - dipped in paint (will need to be cleaned !!) Mediums and surfaces Foam Sand Gloop - Cornflour Custard Silly putty Sandpaper - Waxed crayon Clay Playdough Notepads Paper Tray of grit - Fish tank stones Lentils Rice Sawdust Soil Wet mud Glue spread on a surface & sprinkled glitter - pencils or sticks to make marks. Windows Tiled walls Paper tissues - Felt pens and water Mirrors Table tops Sheets of foil Clothes pegs can be used as handles to hold mark making things like scrunched up rags or cotton wool pads or balls of wool. Activities Marbling Stencils Tracing Tea bag mark making Cotton ball mark making Button chasing - use pencils with tips placed inside the holes of large buttons and chase them around on a chosen medium !! Marbles & paint rolling - supervision is a consideration for risk of choking. Commercial Etch a sketch type toys Magic writers / boards with lift & erase sheets Role play Telephone messages Order taking Letters & envelopes Shopping lists Menu development Labelling & tag making - plants, gifts, jars Garage maintenance check lists - how many wheele the vehicle/sit 'n ride has, steering wheels, is it petrol, gas, electric, or man powered - pedals, colour, shape, what problem the vehicle is experiencing .. |
little washing up liquid mixed with paint,then using a large paintbrush(decorating type)painting on foil,acetate or other slippery/shiny surfaces-children love the way the paint glides on the surface.
chalk on dark sugar paper leaf or coin rubbings or anything else interesting with a raised surface.To make it more interesting tape a piece of paper over the items,children roll crayons on the side to reveal what's under the paper. |
Balloon Painting
I've recieved an excellent idea for another mark making activity using balloons.
Please note that you may need to check with children, parents/ carers and staff as to how everyone feels about balloons prior to planning & preparing the activity .. Quote:
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