Painting For Toddlers

If you have a child, then I'm sure that by now you know about painting for toddlers. But, if you don't, then let me catch you up. Toddlers love to paint and you can use this as a great opportunity to bond with your child. Painting for toddlers is a fun way for them to express their own creativity and it gives them the opportunity to learn how to be more creative with art. Use these tips for painting for toddlers to setup amazing artistic experiences right in your home for your little toddler!

Start out with basic colors like; tan, brown, gray and white. Mix these basic colors into a coordinating base and create your colorful designs with watercolor paint. This is a simple process that teaches your child how to mix colors and enjoy painting. A great activity to keep your toddler engaged in painting for toddlers is to take the designs they make with the watercolor paint and transfer them to a piece of paper or cardboard.

Another way to make your toddler enjoy painting is by using paintbrushes on different shapes. You can paint circles, squares, triangles and ovals with the help of a brush. Try using different brush sizes on different shapes and applying different amount of paint. Get a hobby point or tempera paints and paint various things such as leaves, flowers and leaves petals. This will give your child something to do while learning and enjoying painting. Get some sponge and paint your petals, leaves and flowers onto a sponge so you can add texture to your petals.

Get a pet snail shell and paint it bright yellow. You can draw various things on it such as cars, trucks, birds, fruits and vegetables. Make your child's eyes pop with the use of sensory paintbrushes. These are specifically made for the senses such as sight, sound, smell and taste.

Toddlers need lots of stimulation to develop their fine motor skills and at the same time use their imagination. Painting is a great source of entertainment for them as well as developing their fine motor skills. Toddlers should be exposed to more than just simple drawings on papers. Toddlers should be introduced to art galleries and paintings of their favorite artists. The more they see and observe the art the more they will be able to understand and apply what they have seen and observed. It is also a great source of fun and exploration for them.

Toddlers also enjoy painting pictures of their favourite animals, shapes and objects. You can use an animal shaped brush or even paint on the object or make a mess with different shapes and colours. Make it more fun by painting animals, fruits, shapes and objects that are out of the ordinary. The mess made will give them the sense of achievement and encourage them to want to do it all over again. Another great thing about painting is you can use your child's imagination and apply whatever you like onto the canvas.