Dinosaur week continues at our house!
I know, I know…painting is messy, takes A LOT of extra time, and then there’s the clean up.
But did you also know painting grows your child’s brain? As parents, we focus a lot of time on teaching letters, counting, and reading books (all wonderful for brain development). However, creative activities (cue the paint), help develop the right-hand side of the brain. The right brain develops first in a child and that is precisely why creative play is so important in the first 4 years of life.
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So just remember when you’re cleaning up all that paint – your child’s brain is growing and it’s totally worth it! They are developing a desire to learn, empathy, imagination, and creativity.
For this activity we made dinosaurs. We cut a paper plate in half then painted the halves to match dinosaurs from our book, “Peep Inside: Dinosaurs” by Anna Milbourne. We added some construction paper spikes, heads, tails and clothes bin legs. Easy, fun, and my little one loved playing with the completed dinosaurs!
Little learners today, leaders tomorrow…..happy creating!
Want to try this activity out? Just pick up the materials below and have fun!
This teaches:
- Physical Development: Fine Motor Skills
MATERIALS:
- Small paper plate (cut in half)
- Small clothes pins
- Different colored paint (the color you’d like your dino)
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Paint brush
- Glue
BOOKS: