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In this video, I share a lovely Waldorf how to--wet on wet watercolor painting with your little ones. I've done this kind of painting with kids as young as 1-1/2, as long as they are old enough to not drink the paint to pour it all over. I always paint with them.
This is how we paint in our early childhood classrooms. And it's easy to do at home, but you will need a few things to do it with.
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For the painting, you'll need:
ºPainting boards (one for each person--and I encourage you to paint with your child.) I prefer the plastic ones over the wood ones, as they don't warp. You can find recycled ones.
ºWatercolor paper--it's worth getting good quality paper, so it won't bubble or pill. I recommend 140 weight cold press paper.
ºWatercolor paint. I've always used Stockmar brand paint. It's kind of expensive, but a little goes a long way. You only need the 3 primary colors. In Stockmar, I use--lemon yellow, carmine red and ultramarine blue. These colors mix together nicely. You can also use watercolor in tubes, if you prefer. You'll have to figure out which colors on your own for that.
ºWatercolor paintbrush--1 for each person. Again, I recommend getting good quality brushes--at least an inch wide up to 2 inches
ºjars for mixing and storing paint (store extra paint in the fridge if you can) and jars for painting out of. You can also purchase a set of three jars with a wooden stand. I've never used them, but they look nice and are more stable than just jars--I've mostly used recycled jars myself.
Here are the words for my painting song:
My lovely rainbow,
See it span,
So lovely shining,
Over the land.
You are so red, gold, green and blue,
I'd like to climb it now with you.
