by: Danyelle of Dandee Designs
One of the easiest and least expensive activities my children and I enjoy doing together is watercolor painting. I’ve learned that if I give them something to paint (like the letters in their names) the activity not only lasts longer, it’s fun and educational too.
To prepare all you need to do is print out your child’s name on cardstock. The kids like to fill in the letters, and its clean and simple design looks great displayed on the fridge. You’ll also need a set of watercolor paints, a brush and a jar of water.
While your child is painting, discuss each letter. Consider making a game out of it by assigning each letter a specific color. For example, my son Oliver and I decided that the “O” would be red, the “L” would be yellow, etc. But most importantly, have fun together!
honeydew / 7968 posts
omg i absolutely love this idea! i’d love to do this for the nursery! me doing the painting haha. i hope i can stay in the lines!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
fun! can’t wait to paint with my lo(s)!!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Love this idea! It would even be a fun project with my 7 1/2 month old. I could have her make new ones every once in a while and see how she improves as she gets older.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Cool! Great idea and thanks for the font!
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simple and wonderful. thanks for the link to that font as well!
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this is fantastic! so simple but I never would have thought of it, love it, THANK YOU!
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That’s brilliant! I’m going to try it out with my kid tonight!
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Hi
apple seed / 1 posts
Hi! I just joined your website! I love the watercolor name painting idea. My new kindergartners will love this project.
I am not able to find? download? the free name fonts. Can you help me?
Thanks so much!
Melinda Cole
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What font did you use? Do cute and fun! Can’t wait to try it!!
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This is a great idea I want to use with my preschoolers! I cannot find the font link — can you help me? Thanks!
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I was able to find the font, but how do you print out each student’s name?
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I can’t find the link to the font. Is it still on this post somewhere?
apple seed / 1 posts
I wanted to use the water color name, where is the font?
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Love this idea for my class. How do I download the font?
apple seed / 1 posts
Here’s hoping that this inspires my young artists and helps with name recognition in the process. Am I missing the link to the font?
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I know this is an old post, but I am just seeing it from pinterest. Can you please tell me the font? Don’t know how/where to find it. Thanks! Andy
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Yes please me too! Font name and where to find it thanks!
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I too am trying to find this groovy font! My kids would love this project. Thanks for the fun idea!
apple seed / 1 posts
Great idea but what is the name of the font and where do I find it?
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I would also like to use this font. Can you please provide me with information on where to find it. Thanks!