First Art

Awhile ago I posted about getting new craft books. One of them was First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos by Maryann Kohl. I've known about this book for a long time, but never got it, and I'm totally beating myself up about it, too, because it's crazy awesome! And because E is going on four doesn't make it any less enjoyable, though I will probably get Preschool Art for the summer. So if you're looking for a great activity book for your little one, get this one NOW!

We've done a couple of activities so far. The first was prompted by the arrival of a package in the mail. Bubble wrap printing:

Ellis had a lot of fun banging on the bubble wrap. It must've had a cool feeling to it.

The second one called for coffee filters, which we don't have since we have a reusable filter in our coffee machine. Color on them in washable marker and then spray with water.
I used tissue paper, but I think coffee filters would've been better. Ellis had a blast with this. And has appropriated the spray bottle and now there is a Spray With Water portion to every day. He does a pretty good job of spraying only preapproved areas (e.g. the windows, the chalkboard, the dishwasher, NOT people).

Ellis's favorite color is blue right now. So everything is blue.