How can kids play with watercolors creatively? Blowing them is even more fun than painting!

Watching her try so hard, that puddle of colorful “water” just wouldn’t budge, so Little Yuyu naturally lost interest and stopped playing.

Recently, I brought out the game again, and unexpectedly, after half a year, her skills had improved dramatically. With a whoosh~~~ of breath, she blew the watercolors far away and had a blast—it was even more exciting than using watercolor brushes!

1. Watercolor (poster paint works too)
2. Straw

The straw was too long—I was worried that little kids couldn’t blow that far, and it’s also hard to control when you’re too far from the paper. So I cut Little 7’s straw in half, and the length was just right.

Dip the straw in the paint and sprinkle it onto the paper, then start blowing Up~~~! The straw hole must be aimed directly at the paint to make it move—this should be a great activity for training focus too.
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And halfway through blowing, Little Yuyu, panting, climbed onto the sofa and said she needed a break—definitely quite an energy-consuming activity for little ones~~~XD

Watching Little Yuyu’s super serious expression as the colors ran all over the paper with the air was really fun.

But we got too carried away, and all the colors mixed together into a murky black mess. In the end, the paper got too wet and tore a hole, and the paint even got on her face.
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To avoid this, wait a few minutes for each color to dry before moving on to another. If you can’t wait, there are a few methods—adults can help out.

Prepare some cotton swabs. When one color is done, gently dab off the moisture. The reason not to use tissue paper is that such a big lump can easily ruin the beautiful artwork.

Or, before switching colors, use a hairdryer on low heat to dry the previous colors first. Remember not to set the temperature too high, or you’ll wrinkle the paper.
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%Urgent 03.8.1 artwork, 3.4y

Once the artwork is dry, you can add details with a brush. The drawing below was done by a mom with zero artistic talent~~XD