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Shaving Cream Paint

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Materials:
  • Shaving cream
  • Food coloring
  • Paper 
Directions:
Fill a couple of small container up with shaving cream. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring and mix with spoon. Dip the paint brush into the paint and create!
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Painting with Ice Cubes

Painting with Bubbles

Materials:
  • 1 cup of water
  • Ice cube tray
  • Food coloring
  • Popsicle sticks

Directions:
  1. Fill ice cube tray evenly with 1 cup of water. 
  2. Add one drop of food coloring to each cube and mix well.
  3. Place one Popsicle stick in each cube. 
  4. Freeze overnight. 
  5. Pull on Popsicle sticks to remove ice cubes. 
  6. Hold Popsicle sticks to paint with. ​
Materials:
  • Paint 
  • Dish soap
  • Water
  • Straws
  • Construction paper

Directions:
  1. Mix 2 tablespoons of dish soap with 2 tablespoons of paint.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
  3. Insert straw into the mixture and blow bubbles.
  4. Once you have a lot of bubbles set your paper on top and you have a print. 
​*Note to parents this activity can be messy and can stain your clothing. This is a great outdoor activity but if you are doing this inside don't forget to put down newspaper!

Chalk Paint

Water Balloon Painting

Materials:
  • Water
  • Food coloring
  • Baking soda
  • Cornstarch
  • Squeeze bottles
Directions:
  1. Add 1 cup of water and .1/3 cup cornstarch.
  2. Mix well with a spoon, making sure to remove all clumps.
  3. Add 1/3 cup baking soda to mix.
  4. After all clumps are removed, pour mix into squeeze bottle.
  5. Add food coloring to squeeze bottle and shake. 
  6. Your ready to play!
*Note this recipe is for one batch, you will need to repeat steps 1-5 for additional colors.
Materials:
  • Water balloons
  • Paint
  • Paper 
Directions:
  1. Fill water balloons.
  2. Secure paper on ground. 
  3. Dip the balloons in paint and create.
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Snow Paint

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Materials:
  • Food coloring
  • 1/2 cup of snow per color
  • Small container
  • Spoon
  • Paint brush
  • Construction paper
Directions:
  1. Mix 1/2 cup of snow and 1-2 drops of food coloring.
  2. Mix well with a spoon,.
  3. ​Your ready to play!
Directions:
Fill a couple of small container up with 1/2 cup of snow. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring to snow and mix with spoon. Dip the paint brush into the snow paint and start painting!

Mess Free Painting Ziploc Bag

Materials:
  • Ziploc Bag
  • Paint
  • Tape (Masking tape or Duct tape) 
Directions:
  1. Place colors inside the Ziploc bag, using too many colors or colors that do not blend well will cause a brown mess.
  2. Remove all the air and seal tightly. 
  3. Tape over the seam just to make sure you will have no accidental opening of the paint bag.
  4. Tape the bag to a table or floor to keep from moving.
*When securing bag to floor or table check a small piece of tape fist to make sure it does not damage the surface when removed. 
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Location

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Zion Lutheran Church

LOCATION

We are located inside Zion Lutheran Church at :
3300 Canfield Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44511
Phone: 330-792-4066
Fax: 330-792-8012
Email: school@zionohio.org
Geniene Hankey - Administrator

Center Hours:
Monday-Friday
6:00am-6:00pm
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00am-4:00pm

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  • Home
  • About
    • Programs
    • Classrooms >
      • Infants 1-Sweet Peas
      • Infants 2-Tiny Turtles
      • Toddler 1-Little Rascals
      • Toddler 2-Shining Stars
      • 3 Year Olds-Wise Owls
      • 4 Year Olds-Busy Bees
      • Pre-K-Explorers
      • School Agers
    • Step Up To Quality
  • Canfield Before & After Care
    • Fees for Care
  • Make A Payment
  • Menus
    • Lunch Menu
    • Snack Menu
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Forms
  • FAQ
  • Photos
  • Newsletter
  • Hands on Learning
    • Sensory Activities
    • Painting Activities
  • Communicable DIseases
    • Talking to Kids about Coronavirus
  • Employment Opportunities