It can be hard for practitioners to think of new resources and new ways of developing children's creativity and presenting new creative challenges, but the simplest of items can be used in fresh and exciting ways.
Bubble wrap to tin foil
Bubble wrap Tape a piece of bubble wrap securely to a tabletop. Provide the children with different colours of paint and brushes. Encourage the children to paint any colour or design on the bubble wrap and to take prints of their creation by pressing a piece of paper down on top of it and peeling it off again.
Zip-lock bags and files Fill the bags or files with some shaving foam and add some ready-mixed paint. Seal them and observe the texture and colour changes as the children rub the contents.
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