I have stored small portions of tempera paints in old plastic cake frosting containers for literally years. In 9+ years I have only had one container that got dried out (with sometimes many months between painting). When the lids are off we match the paintbrush handle color to the paint color and get very little color mixing! I got the chubby paintbrushes with various colored handles here.
Playing A to Z Junior with brother G. We acquired this game years ago when Discovery Toys sold it, but you can still find it at Amazon.
This was L's workbox rack one day this week. Notice in his third box he has a large coconut tree with velcro letters and the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom?
That was his special activity time with Little Man. As L read the story, Little Man placed the velcro letters on the tree. He doesn't know them all yet, so he didn't place them in order, just played with them as his brother read (please ignore the large gardening glove next to the tree!). The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book we have had and loved for years, but the corresponding velcro tree was a gift to Little Man last Christmas.
On that same day he played "Monkey Business" with his brother G. This is a favorite game of ours that requires only a bit of fine motor skill to play. If you understand the concept of balancing sides you will do well according to the rules of play, but our boys think it is hilarious to cause the monkeys to fall off the tree (the top of the tree is magnetic so it eventually falls off when one side gets too heavy) and into the alligator pit below!
Doing a craft with his craft-loving big sister! (from the $1 section at Michael's)
Except for the tiger craft, everything Little Man and his siblings have done together this week were things we already had. I am so grateful that they are being USED and ENJOYED!
You are just the best mom ever! I never ever thought of this use for the frosting containers. I couldn't see clearly but are you saying that the paintbrushes have handles that are different colors? Did they come that way or did you buy them that way? Where did you get them?
ReplyDeleteBeth: the frosting container trick is an old tip I learned from teaching kindergarten many years ago. The next time you're in a school building, check out the painting containers in the kdg room! I'd almost bet money (if I were a better) they are frosting containers. Yes, the paintbrushes have different colors that correspond to the color each brush is dipped in. I got them at discount school supply, and I added a link on my blog. I explained to Little Man that each brush stayed with its color, and he totally got it. Yay! (he's used to watercolor painting where we have a container of water on the table that brushes get dipped in between colors, so this was new to him. But he got it!)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! That tree is too cute! Love reading about your ideas and how you have your older children working with your young man. Thanks for sharing!
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