30 Jun 2011

Shaving cream, sour cream / Pena za brijanje, pavlaka





























The other day we did some fingerpainting with shaving cream on the smooth table surface. This is a great tactile expirience for kids of all ages. They love it, and I think it is great for parents introducing 'painting' to their kids, for various reasons: it is cheap, you get a great quantity, it is clean and great for quick and easy clean-up, but what is most important - it is not a real artistic material, hence parents usually feel relaxed and don't expect their kids to make 'something' 'artistic'. They feel more free and relaxed to let the kids experiment in the way they want! They feel much more relaxed when the kids dip their hands in a bowl full of shaving cream (than in a bowl full of tempera paint!) and then happily let them sqish it and squash it and spread it all around... What a beautiful feeling that must be for kids! Have you ever seen the glow in their eyes and the excitement while doing something like this?
And this relaxed attitude towards our kids with no expectations for what to do and what not to do is the most precious thing we can give our kids when introducing them to art or any other kind of creative actions. 


Pre nekoliko dana smo slikali penom za brijanje na glatkoj površini stola. Ovo je fantastično taktilno iskustvo za decu svih uzrasta! Deca obožavaju da se igraju sa penom, a pored toga odlična je i za roditelje koji žele da uvedu decu u svet slikanja i to iz nekoliko razloga: jeftina je, ima je puno, čista je i brzo se i lako očisti nakon slikanja/igranja, ali ono što je najvažnije od svega - ona nije pravi slikarski materijal te "ne obavezuje" da se napravi "nešto" pa još i "umetničko", kao pravi slikarski materijali, da ne pominjem one skupe. Čak ni slikarima nije stran ovaj osećaj "odgovornosti" koji izazivaju slikarski materijali kojem pokušavaju da se odupru. Kada deca slikaju sa penom za brijanje roditelji mnogo manje očekuju od njih da naslikaju "nešto umetničko". Mnogo su opušteniji i slobodniji da puste decu da istražuju na način na koji deca to žele. Mnogo su opušteniji kada deca urone svoje ruke u činiju sa penom za brijanje (nego u činiju sa temperom!) i počnu da muljaju, razmazuju i razvlače penu. To mora da je zaista divan osećaj za decu!
A ova opuštenost prema deci, bez očekivanja šta treba, a šta ne smeju da rade, je najdragocenija stvar koju im možemo podariti kada ih uvodimo u svet slikanja, umetnosti ili drugih kreativnih aktivnosti.





































































































After playing with the shaving cream in his hands, rubbing it, clapping with it, spreading it, squeezing it, feeling it in all the different ways, V spreaded an amount of shaving cream on the table surface, made some lines with his fingers and q-tips, and eventually tried writting some letters as well.

Nakon što se poigrao sa penom u rukama, trljajući je, razmazujući, tapšući, gnječeći je i osećajući je na puno različitih načina, V je razmazao jednu količinu pene po površini stola a zatim prstićem i štapićem za uši crtao linije, da bi na kraju pokušao da napiše i po neko slovo.












































































And sweet baby Z? She just has to do everything her older brother does! Since everything ends up in her mouth, she got some sour cream instead to play with, which eventually did end up - in her mouth!


A slatka beba Z? Ona jednostvno mora da radi sve isto što i njen stariji brat! Ali, kako sve na kraju završi u njenim ustima, umesto pene za brijanje dobila je malo kisele pavlake, koja je na kraju, naravno i završila u ustima!













































































2 comments:

Jamie @ hands on : as we grow said...

Wonderful way to incorporate your baby into the mix :) And using shaving cream for learning to write is brilliant!

Jenny @ Adventures of the Smith Family said...

I'm going to have to do this! I love how you changed it up for your baby with the sour cream. I have a baby that wants to do art projects with big brother, so this will be perfect!