Fun Preschool Activity - Blind Painting
Learning Activities
Before doing today's activity, talk about what it would be like
if you couldn't see. Use the term blind and explain what
that means.
Encourage your child to paint a picture with the art materials
you have set up on the table. After doing her best work, ask her
to try painting blind. When done, compare the two paintings. This
activity will teach your child to be more empathetic when she
encounters sightless people. She will also appreciate her ability
to be able to learn how to do many things with her eyes.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Washable plastic tablecloth
Paint Brushes
Red, blue and yellow paint
Quart size paper milk cartons
Tape
White paper
Blindfold
ACTIVITY STEPS:
1. Tape paper onto tablecloth. Wash milk cartons and cut off the
tops making 3 different height containers.
2. Let your child choose which height to put each of the three
paint colors inside. Put one color in each container.
3. Tape the cartons to the tablecloth so your preschooler can see
where each paint container is placed. Make sure the containers are
near the painting paper.
4. Let her feel the brushes, paper and paint containers and fix
in her mind where each item is placed.
5. Then blindfold her and let her paint her picture.
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