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Easy Valentine’s Art for Toddlers

February 14, 2014 by Sheryl Cooper

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Last Updated on April 10, 2020 by Sheryl Cooper

It can be a challenge to find easy Valentine’s art for toddlers. When you go on Pinterest, you see all kinds of cute Valentine’s crafts, but can toddlers really do those all by themselves? Without help? I’m going to say no.

One of our very favorite process art activities involves a salad spinner.

Say what????

Yep. Now, if you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you know I get that kitchen gadget out year round. You might recall our spin art apples, our spin art apples, and our spin art spiders. There’s a reason we love this activity. It involves several simple steps that, once you show them how, toddlers can say, “I did it myself!” And that is huge and super important to them.

 

Easy Valentine's Art for Toddlers

Easy Valentine’s Art for Toddlers

 What you will need:

  • Plastic squirt bottles
  • Red tempera paint
  • Purple tempera paint
  • Pink tempera paint
  • Red and or white large doily hearts
  • Salad spinner

 


Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Setting it up:

Fill the plastic squeeze bottles with paint, thinned with a bit of water. Place bottles and salad spinner on flat surface.

 

The process:

Have the children place one doily heart into the basket of the salad spinner. Then, let them squirt the paint onto the heart. You will want to supervise this part, unless you want them to use the entire bottle. Encourage them to use all 3 colors, if available.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Fine motor fun:

Squeezing paint is an excellent way to strengthen the hands and fingers, getting them ready for writing.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Spinning the paint:

When finished squirting the paint, place the lid on the spinner and show the children how to make it move. There are so many different types of salad spinners, and sometimes we have two going at the same time that work completely different.

 
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Observing:

Make sure they look through the side of the spinner, if yours is clear, so they can see the paint mixing and splattering along the walls.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers

The result:

Watch your children’s faces when you open the lid. They will love seeing how the paint splashed and mixed across the paper! Let hearts dry completely and display on wall, if desired.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Spin Art Doilies for Toddlers and Preschoolers
 

 Easy Valentine's Art for Toddlers


 

 

 

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 25 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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