Splish, Splat

Butter lids make wonderful painting tools. Yes, butter lids. I hot-glued cardboard rings onto butter lids to create a handle to help our little hands with their panting. The children placed spoonfuls of paint on their paper and then used their new tool for splattering the paint across the paper.

Some of the children used the lids as spreading implements. Lola used the butter lid for a few minutes and decided that her fingers were better equipped for her desired result.

Though this experience required some extra clean-up it was entirely worth the mess. They enjoyed the opportunity to express their creativity through new material.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Erich Fromm