Unplugged Sticky
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Paige loves to paint. It is one of the few activities that she'll do for more than about three minutes. Last week I tried a new kind of painting for the Unplugged Theme of paint, and it didn't go over very well. This week, however, I tried again, and surprise, Sticky Paint was a hit!
What is sticky paint you may ask? Why it is just corn syrup with a few drops of food coloring added! It is an activity I've been meaning to try forever, so I finally gave it a whirl for this week's Unplugged Theme of sticky.
Paige and her cousin were in need of something to do Friday night, (we are temporarily living upstairs from her cousins now, so often I have more children to entertain) so I gave them each a big piece of easel paper, a paint brush, and three Dixie Cups of sticky paint. One with red, one with yellow, and one with blue. Paige's cousin said he'd used sticky paint in school before, but it was Paige's first chance to play with it. She really loved it, and asked for it again yesterday morning, and yesterday afternoon. The problem yesterday afternoon was that it was stifling hot, and I was afraid that a sticky project was just going to be unbearable, so I told her it was too hot for the sticky paint. Well, wouldn't you know, first thing this morning I got, "Mom, it isn't hot any more. Can I do sticky paint?" So we did it again this morning.
Here she is Friday night. Somehow Paige always seems to be in her pajamas when we do our Unplugged Projects!
Here's the painting she made Friday night. When she made that one cane shaped blue mark, she said, "I made a candy cane!" This is one of the first times she's mentioned drawing something - at least something that makes sense to me. Most of the time she says she's drawing a "Pookie Sun." I have yet to figure out what exactly that is.
This one Paige and I did together Saturday morning:
And here she is this morning, while Momma plays with different camera angles.
June 9, 2008 at 3:58 AM
ooh, it looks like so much fun! Her paintings are beautiful... so many colors :)
June 9, 2008 at 8:00 AM
Great sticky project!
June 9, 2008 at 8:06 AM
What a cute little girl! I have been meaning to try that paint too (we did goop for the project this week).
June 9, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Awesome photos!!!!! Love the way the paint dries with a shine.
June 9, 2008 at 8:37 AM
I love it! And open-ended projects are *always* perfect in their own way, aren't they? :)
June 9, 2008 at 9:11 AM
I hadn't heard of sticky paint before, cool! Love the vibrant, shiny colors.
June 9, 2008 at 9:32 AM
I love that project. The colors were really bright. So pretty.
June 9, 2008 at 11:03 AM
You know something's a hit when the kids ask for it over and over and over... :) Haven't tried the sticky paint before -- it looks bright and glossy. Thanks for sharing!
June 9, 2008 at 1:56 PM
That is definitely going on our list of things to do. Looks like fun and the final products came out beautiful! Glad she enjoyed it. :)
June 9, 2008 at 4:33 PM
we're always in our pajamas, too.
June 9, 2008 at 4:37 PM
I am glad the Paige enjoyed herself...perhaps a bit too much if you have to keep making sticky paint to keep her entertained! We have never tried this, but it sounds fun and easy. Thanks for sharing!
June 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM
this is sooo good... we dont really have corn syrup here in australia... i think it is american thing... it might work with glucose - a similar product sold here
June 9, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Looks like a lot of fun! And it's obviously a hit with your daughter.
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June 10, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Michie- I would love to have your daughter join my Kid's Summer Swap! She is definitely not too young! I even have a 2 year old that is signed up. Just let me know and we will get her signed up.:-) Lori
June 10, 2008 at 11:37 PM
So glad you are joining my swap! Your daughter will be thrilled! Just think of some things that she would like to get in the mail- with a summer theme. You can make and/or buy the items. Easy peasy!:-) Lori
June 11, 2008 at 5:02 PM
PLease send me your mailing address so I can get you paired up with your partner!:-) Thanks! toosillysisters@cox.net
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Lori