I previously mentioned that we would be following Young at Art by Susan Striker this year, and this month we are focusing on Black & White. I really enjoyed this book but wanted the ability to easily incorporate some of the authors ideas into our art time without having to take the time to do a full-blown unit study as the lesson plans in the book suggest. So I took what I liked from the lesson plans and scrapped the rest. We will not be doing any of the themed songs, fingerplays, or snacks to go along with the projects. I am simply using the supplies lists and art projects listed for each color. Short and Sweet. This time will be focused on helping my 2 year old learn to identify colors and exposing both of the kids (and myself!) to different art mediums that we otherwise may not experience. Last week we started with drawing black and white, and this week we moved on to painting. First, black fingerpaint on white paper. This was the first time Kaylee realized that she could draw an object with her fingers instead of just scribbling, and so she made another fish.
Up to this point Matthew has not had many chances to fingerpaint with a new baby and move last year, so he just really enjoyed the feel of the paint between his fingers and the chance to get his hands dirty! 
After a quick clean up we moved on to white tempura paint on black paper. I really like the fat paint brushes I picked up at A.C. Moore for the kids to use, they are able to grip them easily and get a ton of paint on them!
Kaylee continued her "water" phase (hopefully it's just a phase?) with a submarine!
This is so much fun for the kids, minimal planning on my part, and free personalized artwork to display in the playroom! We love Young at Art!
(Note: this is our makeshift drying line in the garage studio, where most of our painting takes place!)
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