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Silly Art

Painting Our Feelings

Day 149of 180
Week 30of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Explore creating art with wiggly, funny lines

2

Use multiple colors to express 'silly' feelings

3

Practice fine motor skills with paintbrush

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 17:22

“A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

— Proverbs 17:22 (WEB)

Demonstrates how joy and silliness can bring happiness

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Washable tempera paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Smock or old shirt
  • Plastic tablecloth
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's make a silly painting today! Remember how we painted calmly yesterday? Today we're going to be SUPER silly!

💭 Review Question: What colors did we use in our calm painting?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse art lesson, we're going to make the silliest painting ever! We'll use wiggly lines, funny shapes, and lots of colors.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Wiggle your paintbrush like a silly snake
  • Make lines that go up, down, and all around
  • Use bright, fun colors that make you laugh
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes you laugh?
  • Can you show me a silly face?
3Activity: Silly Wiggle Painting (8 min)
hands-on

Children create a painting using wiggly, unpredictable brush strokes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your painting smock
  2. Choose 3-4 bright colors
  3. Make wiggly lines all over your paper
  4. Laugh while you paint!
  5. Don't worry about staying inside lines
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps guide brush with child's hand

Challenge: Try making silly shapes or faces in painting

4Closing (3 min)

Look at our silly paintings! Aren't they funny?

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the most silly part of your painting?
  • How did painting make you feel?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll paint how we feel right now!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Silly art helps children express creativity and emotions through play

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Let child lead the painting process
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
  • Praise effort and creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if paint doesn't look 'right'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Spontaneous laughter, engagement with painting

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of silly paintings for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Create a 'silly art gallery' on home refrigerator

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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