splash painting with scissors

Splash painting is a fun activity for EVERYONE. Normally, people will connect painting with messiness. Parents don't always allow children to paint because of the possibility of getting their clothes dirty. This activity will use diluted paint so they can manipulate with their paintbrushes, fingers, arm movements, feet if they prefer, Popsicle sticks, etc. They could use basically anything to splash the paints. A huge range of colour will be provided for them to create their own piece according to their personality. I decided to create this activity because children are able to let loose and enjoy painting. They can use their whole body to paint. They are allowed to use as many colour as they want to create this painting. This is beneficial to all children, especially the children with special needs because they are not restricted to sit at a table and use a paintbrush that they might not be able to hold. All children can move their arms and fingers will be able to paint. By looking at the final piece, we would be able to predict each personality by their use of colour and patterns in the picture. 

As I was doing the painting, I thought of another adaptation to this activity. Parents often think children will make their clothes dirty. Therefore, children will be provided with a plain white T-shirt for them to paint, design, and/or wear. Older children will be able to cut and design the T-shirt they way they want. Younger children will be able to paint the T-shirt or wear it to paint so their pretty clothes won't get dirty. This helps them show their own identity as well. This activity promotes individual differences because everyone is unique in their own ways. No T-shirt will look the same.

Colour

 "Colour makes each of us respond with feeling. Some of us have favourite colours. Children develop their colour preferences and palettes early in life. These influence the colours that we use to select articles of clothing, home furnishings, and cars, and to do art" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 136). There is a whole range of colour for children to choose from. They are able to mix colours to create an unique one of their own. This activity allows them to express their feelings using colour and explore colours. Many boys like blue, but there are thousands different shades of blue everywhere; light blue, sky blue, dark blue, navy blue, blue green, blue violet, etc. Therefore, this is a great activity for children to express themselves and have fun!