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Giant Paper Painting

Big and Bold Painting

Day 36of 180
Week 8of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to use large arm movements while painting

2

Explore making big, bold marks with paintbrushes

3

Develop appreciation for creative expression

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Just as God creates big, bold, and beautiful things, we can create big, bold art that celebrates His creativity

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large paper or cardboard
  • Tempera paint
  • Large paintbrushes
  • Paint smock or old shirt
  • Newspaper or drop cloth
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's talk about how God loves big, beautiful things!

💭 Review Question: What fun colors did we use in our flower art yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're going to paint BIG and BOLD, just like God creates big and bold things!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made everything in the world - big trees, big oceans, big skies
  • We can use big movements to make big art
  • Our painting can show how amazing God's creation is
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What big things has God made?
  • Can you make a big sweeping motion with your arm?
3Activity: Giant Paper Painting Celebration (8 min)
hands-on

Spread out large paper and explore making big, bold paint strokes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your paint smock
  2. Spread out large paper on the floor
  3. Choose 2-3 bright colors of paint
  4. Use big arm movements to make sweeping strokes
  5. Don't worry about being neat - just have fun!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use one color and make big circles

Challenge: Try painting to music with big movements

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our big, beautiful paintings and thank God for creativity!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What big movements did you make?
  • What colors did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll try sponge painting and make fun prints!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Painting helps develop gross motor skills and creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Protect floor and clothing
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
  • Encourage big, loose movements
🤔 Common Struggles:

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

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of movement, exploration of color

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Hang artwork and discuss God's creativity
  • Take photos of painting process
  • Use BibleMouse Printables to color matching artwork pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

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