{"id":14812,"date":"2017-06-28T14:15:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T12:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=14812"},"modified":"2022-08-11T17:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:03:43","slug":"diy-exploring-paint-and-colour-with-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/activities-and-outings\/diy-activities\/diy-exploring-paint-and-colour-with-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY : Exploring paint and colour with your child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring paint and colour with your kids is a great sensory process and great fun for kids. We use different objects to make different patterns. You can work in the three primary colours so the kids can see how to mix colours and the new colours that evolve.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to buy anything, you can use whatever you have at home.<\/p>\n<h2>What you need<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; paint<br \/>\n&#8211; paper plate<br \/>\n&#8211; toy car<br \/>\n&#8211; fork<br \/>\n&#8211; nailbrush<br \/>\n&#8211; toy spring.<\/p>\n<h2>Method<\/h2>\n<p>Pour the paint onto the paper plate and and move the car back and forth so that the wheels pick up paint. Roll the car on the paper. The wheels make the most wonderful patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Dip the spring or any circular object and make fun circular patterns.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-353258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art.jpg\" alt=\"paint and colour diy\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dip the fork into the paint and make patterns onto the paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-353260 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-fork.jpg\" alt=\"paint and colour diy\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-fork.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-fork-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paint-and-colour-childrens-art-fork-768x341.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/400;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had lots of fun with the nailbrush, mixing colours and creating different patterns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/extra-murals\/arts-and-crafts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to find arts and crafts extra murals for your child in Gauteng.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to stay updated with more, you can:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Subscribe to our free weekly Jozikids\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/member-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>newsletter<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0 for parents in Gauteng<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Like us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jozikids.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Follow us on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jozikids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring paint and colour with your kids is a great sensory process and great fun for kids. 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