Now that April is here, along with nice weather, I like to get outside with my almost 2-year old daughter. Today we painted with "mud". She was much more into eating the "mud" than painting but still it was fun. Beware: it will make a mess!
“Mud" Fingerpaint
MATERIALS:
INSTANT CHOCOLATE PUDDING, 4 OZ. PKG
2 CUPS COLD MILK
POSTERBOARD, cut into 4 squares*
NEWSPAPER
INSTRUCTIONS:
Make pudding according to the directions on the package. Cover work area with newspaper for easy clean up. Place a large spoonful of pudding on the posterboard and spread with fingers. Have fun.
Alternative: Use pre-made pudding cups.
AGE: 1 AND UP
TIME: 10 minutes and up
COST: >$1
EDUCATIONAL: fine motor, sensory, build vocabulary, measuring
*I didn't have posterboard so I used wax paper.
Here are some more "mud" activities you can do with your kids.
Mud
MATERIALS:
DIRT
WATER
INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix ingredients and have fun!
AGE: 2 AND UP
TIME: VARIES
COST: FREE
EDUCATIONAL: fine motor, sensory, build vocabulary
Dirt Cups
MATERIALS:
INSTANT CHOCOLATE PUDDING, 4 OZ. PKG
2 CUPS COLD MILK
8 oz. COOL WHIP
1 16 oz. PACKAGE OF OREO COOKIES,CRUSHED
8 CLEAR CUPS
GUMMY WORMS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pour 2 cups cold milk into bowl. Add pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk until well blended. Let stand in refrigerator for 5 minutes. Fold in whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies into the pudding, very gently until mixture is all the same color.
Place 1 tablespoon of remaining cookies into bottom of cups. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture. Top each cup with the rest of the crushed cookies. Put cups into refrigerator to chill until set, about 1 hour. Garnish with gummy worms (optional).
AGE: 3 AND UP
TIME: 1 hour, 15 minutes
COST: $5-6
EDUCATIONAL: measuring
Clean Mud
MATERAILS:
BAR OF SOAP, DOVE OR IVORY
TOILET PAPER, 1 ROLL
WARM WATER
INSTRUCTIONS:
Have the children tear up the toilet paper into little bits (the smaller the better). Using a cheese grater (younger children will need help with this), grate the bar of soap into a big bowl. Add the torn up toilet paper to the bowl. Add the warm water a little bit at a time while mixing the toilet paper and the soap together. You have added enough water when the mixture begins to feel like a thick cool whip. Do not make the mixture soupy. The more you play with it the fluffier it becomes. Have children describe the feel and texture.
CAUTION: BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET IT IN YOUR EYES.
AGE: 3 AND UP
TIME: VARIES
COST: $1-2
EDUCATIONAL: fine motor, sensory, build vocabulary
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