Hi, Up until birth of most recent baba I ran my own business teaching art to children from my home called Artfarm. My toddler loves to take part some of her fav projects were:
- we got wooden 'dolly' style clothes pegs from a hardware and dressed them with ribbons etc, drew faces on them and gave them hair!
- recently, we learned from some polish people how to dye eggs for easter using onion skins which you wet, wrap around a hard boiled egg, tie a pop sock or a bit of an old pair of tights tightly around this and boil again for another 5 to 10 mins. The eggs came out beautifull, like marbled wood, she was very proud.
- it is vital as others suggested that you keep the odds and ends box!
- remember, don't feel that life at home with you will be more boring than at daycare, it will probably be far better! Children need to experience everyday life and get a chance to imitate this, my two year old will be busy for an hour, standing on her little step 'washing up' her plastic plates and cups!
- don't forget the 'art' in things like baking, or let her play with the bits you chop off fruit and veg, dye pasta to make pictures, plant seeds in yoghurt pots, I'm sure you have thought of many of these things yourself, have fun!
