{"id":2089,"date":"2019-09-05T19:48:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T19:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https://theempoweredprovider.com/?p=2089"},"modified":"2020-01-12T15:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T15:22:03","slug":"easy-painting-ideas-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://theempoweredprovider.com/easy-painting-ideas-for-kids/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Painting Ideas for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seeking out easy painting ideas for kids <\/strong>means you are offering process-oriented art opportunities to your crew. Process art simply means the focus is on the actual physical activity of creating, and not the finished product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process art activities that are easy for young kids to manage, allows them freedom to explore mediums such as paint…which is one of my favorites!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realize reading the words ‘paint’ and ‘freedom’ and ‘young kids’ in the same sentence may have some of you clicking out of this article and running for the hills (or maybe just more caffeine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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You see, most of us adults don’t like mess<\/strong>. The majority of family child care programs are run out of a shared space (family space + business); which leaves our nice dining room chairs or our favorite lounger at risk for tiny paint hand prints if heavy supervision isn’t in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a bit of a conundrum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids need to explore and get messy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providers want to preserve their home and the things in it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do we meet the needs of both parties?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EASE YOUR WAY INTO PRESCHOOL ART CURRICULUM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before you jump into activities like painting with plungers (super fun, by the way), you will want to go over some basic elements of using paint in your program with young children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n