Paint Mixing Experiment

Ynigo Mixing Paint

Our chart

After reading a book, The Colour Factory, Yñigo was fascinated with how colors are made so I decided to make a paint mixing experiment with him.  I just created a chart using recycled paper and we mixed paint colors together. Yñigo was so happy mixing the colors together.

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What just a little encouragement could do...

Ynigo expressed some time ago that he wanted to learn how to play soccer so we decided to enroll him in a soccer club.  We knew that this was a good idea as sports help children develop holistically (physically, mentally, emotionally and socially); especially for a home-schooled child who needs to spend time with other children on a regular basis.  We then went to try out a soccer club for children called Athletico Diliman.  Not knowing what to expect, we dressed Ynigo in his regular exercise clothes (jogging pants and simple shirt) and headed to where the club practiced on weekends.  

However, when we arrived, Ynigo did not want to join.  He seemed to have been surprised to see so many children and parents who he did not know.  When the coach called him, he shook his head and remained between Jason and myself .  When we asked him why, he just shook his head.  I looked at him and saw that he looked like he was about to cry. I hardly see my little one like this as he is usually very confident, energetic and sure of himself.  I looked to my left and saw another child who was refusing to join and his parents who were "forcing" him to join.  They seemed to try everything to make their child join like pushing him towards the field, threatening him that they would leave and throwing his ball towards the center of the field for the child to retrieve.  But nothing seemed to work.  

Ynigo, like he was about to cry

I know how the parents felt especially since I heard that they been trying to convince their son to join for weeks already.  I too was starting to feel frustration with our own situation but God gently reminded me that forcing Ynigo will not be effective.  So I held his hand and told him not to worry for we will be there watching him throughout practice.  To assure him, I added that it is okay if he was not yet ready.  He then said that he was not yet ready so we stood there, holding his hand.  After just a few minutes we felt him loosen up.  When I asked if he was ready he nodded and then I affirmed him by saying I knew he could do it.  He then let go of my hand and started to walk.  Good thing the coach was sensitive enough to approach Ynigo and held out his hand (which Ynigo immediately took).  Together they walked towards the field and in a matter of minutes, I saw Ynigo transform back to his confident self and started to really enjoy... 

All he needed was a little more time to adjust, a little encouragement.     

Doing drills (his first try) with his coach holding his hand

Ynigo enjoying himself and doing a great job

3 Little Ducks

Ynigo wanted to make duck finger puppets after he heard the nursery rhyme. So together we made them. I scavanged through my crate of art and recycled materials for things we could use. We were so happy to have the perfect materials. After making the puppets, Yñigo and I sang the rhyme. We had so much fun and it's also a good activity to teach/practice addition and subtraction skills.

Materials:
- felt cloth (yellow and orange)
- googly eyes
- glue gun

Nursery Rhyme:
Written by Dorothy Aldis (Copyright Unknown)

Three little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.

Two little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.

One little duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the three little ducks came back.

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In the Beginning

The other week we discussed the Creation. And each day we focused on a day in the Creation Story.  For the first day I asked Yñigo to tear yellow paper for the 'light' collage.

2nd Day: we used cotton for the sky and blue cellophane for the water.

3rd Day: we colored sand then used it for land, gathered leaves outside for the trees and drew plants.

4th Day: gold crepe paper was crumbled by Yñigo. He also drew stars and we filled each star with glitters. I also made a dotted form of a moon for him to trace and fill with sequins.

5th day: Ynigo stenciled birds on a sheet of paper and covered with makeshift feathers. We drew and stenciled fish for him to fill with scales using sequins.

6th day: for the animals and man we made a collage. We searched for pictures to cut in magazines and newspapers and pasted them. Ynigo cut some out too.

7th day: since God rested on this day, I asked Yñigo to crumple scratch papers and stuff a pillow we made out of paper.

Through out the week we used the song In The Beginning from the Toddlers Bible Songs and the memory verse Genesis 1:1. We also read the bible about the creation each day.

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