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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Let Them Be Messy!

Over the last weekend, my son asked me to set up the coloring activity for him and his little sister.  My son is almost 4 years old.  My little girl is turning 2 in June.  Their age tells you a lot, right?  Then, I said "OMG" in my mind.  Without seeing it, I could tell that they would definitely get messy.  It means I have to do the cleaning more than I usually do.  Oh~well...

Here he is.  He did some abstract drawing first. Then he mixed those colors with his hands and feet and stamped them on the paper.  After that, he walked around the living room without wiping the colors on his feet. How worse could it be?!! By this time, I just sit back and watched him enjoying the activity.  I also took these pictures. :)  
He picked up the heart shape sponge and started to stamp it on his feet. He said "Mommy, Mommy, look!" "It's a heart shape." "I'm giving love to my feet!"
He picked up a paint brush and drew the letter "X" on his hand. Then he said, "Mommy, Mommy, Look! Letter X"

He enjoyed drawing, coloring, telling shapes, and writing letters, mixing colors, and getting messy all over the living room.  He also helped me cleaning the living room after he was done.  






This is not the way that I would play with my kids during my session in school.  But it doesn't mean that they cannot play like this.  In fact, I strongly suggest this type of unstructured activities for home.  Don't worry about cleaning. Think about having fun with your child and watching him/her enjoying the activity. 

*If you decide to do this messy activity, it's better to do it right before the bath time.  Let them be messy and then throw them into the bathtub.  

Enjoy time with your child!     
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