{"id":28893,"date":"2025-03-03T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=28893"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:34:02","slug":"fun-with-gross-motor-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2025\/03\/03\/fun-with-gross-motor-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Gross Motor Art!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently in the garden we have been enjoying ourselves at the gross motor art area. We have been experimenting with ways in which we can create pictures using many different resources.<\/p>\n

One of our favourite activities was dipping balloons in paint to create a very colourful picture! We tied string to the balloons and had great fun bouncing them in the paint and then on to the paper.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHa, it bounced on my nose, I have a red rudolf nose!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dThe balloons are all the colours now!\u201d<\/p>\n

We then got the big brushes out and used them on the shower curtain to further develop our gross motor skills.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLook, I\u2019ve made a pretty rainbow!\u201d<\/p>\n

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The rain made all the colours run together, we had fun brushing the puddles and guessing what colours it would make!<\/p>\n

\u201dIts pink now!\u201d<\/p>\n

The children always enjoy when the spray bottles come out! This time we filled them with watery paint. We hung the shower curtain up and used the spray bottles to design a picture!<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt looks so pretty now!\u201d<\/p>\n

The children also really enjoy the large rollers we have for painting in the garden. They love rolling them in the paint and seeing what patterns they can create when rolled on the paper.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWow, it looks like a train track!\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally today in the garden we tied paper cups to sting and hung them from a stick. The cups had holes in the bottom to allow paint to come out when the children were swinging them. This proved to be messy but super fun!<\/p>\n

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\u201cAhhh, the paint nearly got me!\u201d<\/p>\n

There are so many ways to enjoy outdoor art whilst developing the children\u2019s gross motor skills. This is enhancing their coordination, balance and body control. These activities encourage the children to use larger muscle groups and helps with their physical development.<\/p>\n

Article 31 – you have the right to play.<\/p>\n

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