Easy Painting Ideas for Your Little Artist: How Does Painting Helps Kids in Their Development?

Painting may sound like a difficult task for kids, but it can be immensely beneficial for their creative journey. You may doubt whether your kid is made for painting or not, but it is not always about perfection, as it is more about expression. Every kid should be given space for expression and creativity, and painting can be one of the mediums for your kids to explore, create and express. Here are some benefits of painting for kids:

1 A Medium of Expression and Communication

 Kids are better communicators through such expression and actions than only verbal communication.

# Painting helps them express their ideas and thoughts on a plain canvas through the colours they choose.

# Even in the painting activity itself, you can notice them asking questions to you. Painting can be a great activity to keep track of your kid’s cognitive development closely. Participating in the activity makes you a part of their early development.

 2 Creativity

 The early years of your child’s development should be filled with plenty of opportunities to explore themselves. Painting can be one of such activities which can help your child explore his or her creativity.

 3 Sense of Freedom

 As a parent or a guardian, you would not want to be restrictive to their creative space, and kids always need some free space where they can explore themselves. Painting is all about colours and creativity. It can provide kids with the freedom to create, make mistakes and improve on their own.

At The Real School Of Montessori, we encourage kids to explore and gain an understanding of their surroundings in their own way. We focus on different methods of self-expression and painting is one of the ways. Here is how you can begin with the same.

How to Teach Kids Painting?

#1 Things to Avoid: In their initial classes, try to avoid any restriction or technical things. Provide them with safe colours, be present for them and let them create whatever they come up with their favourite colours on a plain white sheet. Remember not to include the following things:

# Toothbrushes

# Hair combs

# Fly swatters

# Sponges

# Scrubbing brushes

# Nail brushes

#2 Tools to Use: Instead of the technical objects, you can use simple and fun objects like sticks, stamps, feathers, rollers, potato stamps, bubble wrap, sponges, squeeze bottles, thread and anything that can absorb paint.

# Use only non-toxic or child-safe paints.

# Restrict using adult grade paints with kids.

# Make sure the paint does not go near their mouth or eyes.

# Always do the work in a ventilated area.

#3 What to Provide and Expect?

# Only provide projects that are fun to experiment with.

# Do not put much time restrictions on young kids. They need plenty of time to learn and create.

# Do not expect them to have perfection. Do not give them realistic paintings or objects to copy.

# Come up with fun and exciting painting experiments.

# Last but not the least, be patient.

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What are Some Easy Painting Ideas for Your Little Artists?

While you can always come up with exciting and fun painting ideas for your kids, here are some best easy painting ideas for your little artists. Let’s see what quill you need and how to do it.

1 Fall Leaves with Coffee Filters and Glue Gun

 Requirements

1. A few coffee filters
2. A pencil
3. A glue gun
4. Watercolours
5. Paintbrushes
6. A pair of safety scissors

How to do it?

1. Provide your kids with the outline of leaves on the coffee filters and help them cut them out.

1. Give your kid the glue gun and ask him or her to draw the leaves’ lines using that glue gun.
2. You can also ask them to paint the cuttings with whatever colour they want.

2 Paper Towel Tube Print Hanging Wall Décor

 Requirements

1. Empty paper towel tubes
2. A paper towel each for the empty paper towel tubes
3. Paints in different shades
4. An old cardboard box
5. Glue
6. An old paintbrush to apply the glue
7. Cord or ribbon – optional

How to do it?

1. Place the paper towel on the paper towel tube and help your kid cover it up.
2. Choose a spacious box for a paper towel and ask your kid to squirt paint colours in that box.
3. For the next step, ask your kid to roll a paper tube inside the box filled with colours. Your kid will love seeing the colours mix and match on the tube and make unique patterns.
4. Once completed, keep the painted towel to dry. You may then hang up the paper towel using ribbons as wall decor.

3 Thread Painting

Requirements

1. Paint
2. Thread
3. Paper

How to do it?

1. Take a long soft thread and dip its ends in different colours.
2. Ask your kid to place that thread on the white paper.
3. Then make him or her fold the paper.
4. Remove the thread after opening the folded paper.
5. When the kid will open the folded paper, there will be a beautiful colourful painting.

4 Painting Eggshells

 Requirements

1. Eggs from the fridge
2. Some painting colours and a paintbrush

How to do It?

1. Provide your kid with a carton of eggs and a pack of painting colours and paintbrushes.
2. Ask your kid to colour the shells of the eggs in different colours with the designs of his choice.
3. Be cautious of the breaking of the egg, and ask your kid to be careful while holding the eggs.
4. Once they are done, you can put the painted eggs back in the fridge so that the child gets a token of appreciation.

5 Crayon Painting Project

Requirements

1. Lots of different crayons
2. Marble tiles in a square
3. A permanent marker in black that you can use on the tiles
4. Something to help scrape the colour with, maybe old paint brushes

How to do It?

1. With the help of the sharp marker, make your kid draw designs on the marble tile.
2. Ask your kids to place the crayon on the drawing based on their choice of colours.
3. Be very cautious for this step and be with the kid doing the major activities. Help your kid place the tile in the oven and heat it till the crayons have melted at their place.
4. Keep the child away and carefully take out the tile from the oven on your own.
5. The last step will be spreading out the melted colour at their respective spaces. Leave this part more on the child than yourself. Make your child paint with the help of the scraper or the old paintbrush. 

Conclusion: Painting is a calming activity that can be fun using different experiments. Explore the fun side of painting along with your kids and be a part of their creative side. For more such fun and educational activities for your kids, visit the The Real School Of Montessori and experience project-based one-on-one mentoring from our dedicated team of teachers and experts.

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