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Sensory Painting with Blueberry Jam

 

Sensory Painting with Blueberry Jam | Stir the Wonder #handsonplay #kbn #bfiar

Last week we read Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (affiliate link). This is a cute story about a mother and child climbing a mountain to pick blueberries and running into a mama bear and her bear cub munching on blueberries. When I saw this blueberry pie activity from Teach Preschool I thought Caden would like this craft. But of course I had to put my own spin on it and that would be to do sensory painting with blueberry jam!

So to prepare for this activity you need the following supplies:

  • Brown construction paper cut in a circle
  • Tan construction paper cut into strips
  • White sheet of construction paper
  • Blueberry Jam
  • Paint Brush
  • small bowl
  • glue stick

blueberry painting 3To get the blueberry jam ready to paint with a spooned a little into a small bowl and then added a bit of water to make it easier to paint with. Caden was excited to make his own blueberry pie, but first he had to taste the blueberry “paint” first!

blueberry painting 2

After his taste test, Caden was ready to paint! He eagerly dipped his brush into the bowl of blueberry “paint” and spread it around on his pie! Of course, painting with blueberry jam means that you can also smell the wonderful blueberry scent!

Blueberry painting1

I love this activity for its multi-sensory aspect. Not only are you using your hands to create a craft, but you can also taste and smell the paint too!

blueberry painting 5

After Caden was done painting with his blueberry jam, it was time to put the pie crust on! The blueberry jam was so sticky there was no need to use glue, just stick the strips of tan paper right on to the wet blueberry “paint” and let it dry! Our strips are still sticking over a week later!

Sensory Painting with Blueberry Jam | Stir the Wonder #handsonplay #kbn #bfiar

Check out my BFIAR: Blueberries for Sal Pinterest Board for more great crafts and activities that go along with this cute book!


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  1. Dianna @ The Kennedy Adventures says

    July 22, 2014 at 6:37 am

    What a fun idea, Samantha! My kids love blueberries, and Blueberries for Sal is one of our favorite books, too! Great idea for a Five in a Row activity!

    Reply
    • Samantha says

      July 22, 2014 at 7:52 am

      Thank you for linking up & commenting Dianna! I’ll be reading your posts soon! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ashley Moore says

    July 29, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    Wow you are brave! Not sure I would want to give mine jam, but they tend to get out of hand with anything messy!

    Reply
  3. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    July 31, 2014 at 6:47 am

    What a creative idea! Must have smelled yummy when it was done too!

    Reply
  4. Cassie @ 3Dinosaurs.com says

    July 31, 2014 at 7:39 am

    Very fun idea!

    Reply
  5. Jill says

    July 31, 2014 at 10:26 am

    This is a yummy painting idea! The technique can be done by any youngest too.

    Reply
  6. Victoria says

    August 1, 2014 at 10:28 am

    This looks absolutely like so much fun and delicious!!

    Reply
  7. Kat @ World for Learning says

    August 3, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Blueberries for Sal is such a sweet book! We rowed it a few years back as part of our little kids Book Club and it was so much fun. I wish I had thought of your awesome sensory idea above! I definitely agree … using all of the senses in learning is awesome. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    Reply

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