We're continuing our exploration into unique painting mediums...this week we painted with spices!
I mixed some glue and water in a little cup (I save the individual applesauce cups for painting). Then TJ(4) shook a different spice into each cup. We used cumin, cinnamon, and mustard.
Let them start painting!
This is a great way to introduce kids to different smells and names of spices. Talk about different foods that might use the spices...let them choose their favorite and least favorite smell/spice.
This might not be the most beautiful finished product :) but I loved it for the sensory aspect. And the kids thought it was funny they got to paint with something you cook with!
Preschool Corner
It's Playtime
Hip Homeschool Hop
The Better Mom
Women Living Well
Living Montessori Now
No Time For Flashcards
So many good ideas here - the spices, the saved applesauce cups...
ReplyDeleteI love this idea :)
Thanks so much! I am always saving things like the applesauce cups and glass jars because you just never know when they will come in handy :)
DeleteNeat idea! Never thought of painting with spices.
ReplyDeleteThe boys love helping me cook and shaking in the spices. I thought they would get a kick out of painting with the spices.
DeleteWhat a great sensory experience ... and great for writing skills, too! Thanks so much for linking up with Montessori Monday. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and pinned it to my Any-Season Sensory Tubs/Sensory Expreriences Pinterest Board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/any-season-sensory-tubs-sensory-experiences/
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Deb! I'm so honored to be featured :)
DeleteAromatic painting :) Lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteThe cinnamon smelled wonderful! I think we may try nutmeg next :)
DeleteThis is a great idea, but let me give a few words of caution before people start doing this in their classrooms. Many food allergic children will react to spices in this amount of concentration. Please be careful when doing this in a classroom setting to make sure no child is allergic to any of those spices. For my son, cinnamon, paprika would send him into anaphylaxis if he painted with it. =(
ReplyDeleteMaybe to keep the sensory idea, you could scent paint with various floral/fruity essences, like orange or lavender. (?)
A good reminder Dorothy. As with all new activities, toys, etc. it's important to carefully watch your kids to see if there are potential allergies or choking hazards.
DeleteI like your idea of using essences. We may try that next!