Bubble Painting

For some reason I think of this as a "spring" art project... preschoolers love it because they actually are encouraged to blow bubbles through a straw!  I mean, hey! How often are you encouraged to do THAT?!?!?!

Here's what to do:

Mix shallow bowls with watered down paint (I use tempura paints).  Add a good amount of dish soap to each paint.

Give each child a straw.  Encourage them to blow bubbles.  

Remind them repeatedly that they really don't want to

get the soapy paint bubbles in their mouths and to 

just blow out through the straw, but not in.

Blow mountains of bubbles.... the bigger the better

Have some paper ready.  Good sturdy paper is needed, thin paper will just wrinkle with the moisture.

When you have a mountain of bubbles, put the paper over the bubbles and press down.  Lift and move on to the next color. 

It's almost like painting rainbows...

even the aftermath is kindof pretty...

Enjoy!

OOBLECK... in honor of Dr. Seuss

Every year in the beginning of March, we make Oobleck, in honor of a favorite author, Dr. Seuss.  
His birthday is on March 2nd and we celebrate by making truffula trees with recycled materials, 
eating green eggs and ham, 

creating big messes with "Pink Ink" (pink shaving cream) and playing with Oobleck. 
Here's the recipe for Oobleck:

Equal parts of Elmer's Liquid Glue and Liquid Starch, Food coloring or liquid watercolor 

we buy liquid watercolor at Discount School Supply. Great stuff. Look it up!

Mix together and then knead under a bit of warm water.  

That's it... Oobleck.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Steer Wrestling

It took us one hour and fifteen minutes to go outside today, beating the all-time record of forty-eight minutes made a few weeks ago. About halfway through, when I was "wrestling" a kiddo into their snowsuit I thought to myself, "Damn! I've made the wrong career choice, I would have made a real good steer wrestler!" That's how it goes when you care for eight kids every day. Let's go outside and have some fun in the snow!