Water Brush Letters
What you need
- a big paintbrush, or a wide decorating brush
- a small bucket of water
How to do it
- Find a wall, a fence or a patch of paving slabs and hand your child the brush and the bucket.
- Paint big shapes together first: a line, a circle, a zigzag, as big as their arm can reach.
- Paint the first letter of their name, big, and let them paint over yours, then try one on their own.
- Watch the letters dry and fade, then paint them again, or try a letter for someone else in the family.
Why it matters
Water marks vanish as they dry, so nothing stays wrong for long, and a whole fence leaves room for a letter as tall as they are.
What they're learning
- Big arm sweeps
- Painting from the shoulder, not just the wrist.
- A giant letter
- The first letter of their name, as tall as they are.
- Drying and fading
- Watching the marks disappear.
What to look for
Notice them drawing a letter in the air before they paint it.
A tip
A sunny or breezy spot makes the marks fade fastest, so there's always fresh space to paint. Stay beside them the whole time the bucket is out, and tip the water away when you finish.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: paint lines and circles only, and see which one dries first
Harder: paint every letter of their name along the fence, in order
