Last week’s five senses themed Discover & Explore linky party was full of so many fabulous ways for children to explore all the senses. (Be sure to check out all the linked up posts if you haven’t already. You will find so many wonderful activities to try out with your child or students. My Sensory Box & Small World Inspiration Pinterest Board grew a ton after this week!) And don’t forget to link up to our current Discover & Explore linky~ pumpkins!
Today I’m featuring ways to explore the sense of smell with homemade scented paints! These different paint ‘recipes’ are so unique and look so fun to paint with. I can only imagine how wonderful they smell!
Scented Homemade Edible Fingerpaint from Fun at Home with Kids
Yogurt Spice Painting from Learn Play Imagine
Scratch-N-Sniff Watercolor Paint from Learn Create Love
Spices & Sprinkles Painting from Crayon Box Chronicles
Painting with Tea Bags from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Congratulations to all the featured blogs! Be sure to stop by and visit them to see what other fabulous ideas they have been sharing. These featured posts have been pinned to the Discover & Explore Pinterest board. (You can follow the Discover & Explore Pinterest board to see all the other featured posts from my co-hosts!)
More Five Senses Posts from the Discover and Explore Co-hosts
Kids in the Kitchen~Exploring the Five Senses (KC Edventures)
3 Science Activities for Kids to Explore Sound (Buggy and Buddy)
Exploring the Senses~Paint with Tea Bags (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Five Senses Discover & Explore Kit (Teach Preschool)
Coconut Shell Instruments (Twodaloo)
Upcoming Themes:
Currently Open– Pumpkins
October 2nd- Community Helpers
October 9th– Halloween
October 16th– Dinosaur & Fossil Fun
October 23rd– Creating with Natural Materials
Heather says
September 26, 2013 at 11:43 pmHi Chelsey. Thank you so much for featuring our Spices & Sprinkles Painting! 🙂 Great ideas.
Sarah @ How Wee Learn says
September 27, 2013 at 10:06 amOh such yummy ideas!!!!!!!!! Creative and inspiring 🙂
Jill says
October 3, 2013 at 7:21 amTactile learning with smells is a great idea! This looks like fun, especially since this type of painting just screams for finger painting. Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂
Anna@The Measured Mom says
October 4, 2013 at 11:32 amThanks for linking up this roundup to After School 🙂
Megan says
October 5, 2013 at 6:44 pmI love scented paints! It adds so much to the creative process!