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Home | Activities | Painting With Tiny Sponges

Painting With Tiny Sponges

August 15, 5 Comments

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In my quest to paint with tiny objects, I had some kids paint with tiny cut up sponges. I cut the sponges into tiny pieces so that the kids would have to use a fine precise grasp.

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It worked well, but I used regular kitchen sponges, which squished down too easily between the fingers when picked up. Next time I will use make-up sponges, which are much denser, and I think would make great tools to paint with. You can cut the sponges to any size that you want, in order to achieve the grasp that you are working on.

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Materials:

  • Sponges (recommend make-up sponges)
  • Paper
  • Paint
  • Water

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  • Fine motor

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Tags: fine motor precision, fine motor skills, paint, sponges Categories: Activities, child, Craft, elementary school age, fine-motor, Motor Planning, OT, Paint, Paper, visual perceptual

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  1. TheBargainBabe says

    August 20, at 8:11 am

    Love this idea,what a great way to enhance fine motor skills! And makeup sponges! Yes, I would never have thought of using those to paint.

    Thanks for sharing the idea (found you at I Can Teach My Child’s linky party). :)

    Reply

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