Painting With Lucy

Lucy has watched her big sister, Ava, paint countless times. The other day she took two paint brushes out of the drawer and went over to the easel and began to mimic what she's seen. The easel is a little tall for her still so I decided to let her paint sitting at a table. I typically like to present painting using the primary colors. The only washable primary paint color that I had was yellow, so that's what we used.

I walked Lucy over to the hook where we keep the aprons. I pointed to the apron and said "apron." I found this great toddler pull-over water resistant apron. I'm sure after a few more times using it she'll be able to place it over her head without any trouble.

 I placed the paper, brush, and paint on the table and asked Lucy to have a seat. A great way to control spills with the paint at this age is using something like spill-proof paint cups.

I dipped the brush in the paint slowly, carefully showing how to brush off excess paint. I made a stroke on the paper and said "yellow." I then asked Lucy if she wanted to try and of course she was eager to get started. Some paint ended up on her face and she attempted to taste it. haha All in all I think she had a great time painting for the first time. I plan to make a tray with cut paper, paint, brush, and sponge for spills that way she can access this work any time she wants.