Peppermint Paint

Today was a hot, humid, about to rain kind of day. I did not want to spend the morning at the park. The beach would have been lovely, but the other things we had planned for the day did not allow for the beach to fit into our day. What would be fun, novel and include nice cool water? "Peppermint Painting!" I painted a lot in the Spring and Summer with my pre-school classes. My students loved to paint with easels, with their paper clipped onto the fence, or with soapy water and paint brushes. Today I added peppermint essential oil to soapy water and grabbed a paint roller. My youngest(3 years old)was ready to paint. I swept our walkway, while my youngest painted our wall and door. I was behind him with a towel, so that no one would slip on our walkway. My youngest was wet and cool. He was busy and full of smiles.The soap helped clean our door and the peppermint oil will hopefully keep away bugs. This activity helped foster his imaginative play and assist in the gross motor skills that will eventually lead to the fine motor skills needed for handwriting.

Happy Summer!