Make some hidden letters on white paper and let
the children paint over them, revealing the letters
before their eyes!

What you need:

• White crayons
• Watercolour paint
• White paper
• Paintbrushes

What you do:

1. Take the white crayon and draw some
random letters or short words on the
white paper. Don’t worry – you shouldn’t
be able to see anything just yet.
2. Hand the paper to your wee one and get
them to paint over the paper with their
watercolour paint.
3. Watch as they are fascinated by the
shapes that start to appear before
their eyes!
4. If your children are interested in the
activity, why not show them how the
magic is done? If they’re engaged, then
it’s a great opportunity to improve their
mark-making and maybe even get them
to try some letters of their
own.