Salad Spun Solar System - Extreme Paint


Apparently Pluto isn't important any more?
I know I learnt this stuff at school but my memory has failed me.
When Dimples got his Tag reading system on his 4th birthday I also got him a solar system booklet, he loves it and often plays, well "reads" by himself so it shouldn't have been a surprise when he told me that Venus was the hottest planet.
Silly me jumped in and said "isn't Mercury the one closest to the sun" well yes but Dimples was quick to tell me Venus is hottest because its cloud keep the heat in.


This conversation lead to my 4 year old teaching me all these things about our solar system that his tag reader had taught him. Fancy That! Then this lead to putting together a large floor puzzle we had and pulling out a space poster with matching stickers then some extended learning through Extreme Painting; The Salad Spinning technique.


Using a salad spinner, some circle paper and paint. We put the paper in with the right colours on top, shut the lid and spun. Dimples though that was the best part, he was rapidly spinning the planets around with wide open eyes telling me this one is going to be awesome! This one is going to be the best, I am spinning it so so very fast. Its a pretty easy painting technique and all the mess is confined in the salad tub making for easy clean up. We went through pointing out the planets on the floor puzzle, the tag reader diagram, the poster and then the ones we put in the salad spinner reading all the facts as we went. Dimples really engaged in the process, even to the extent of repeating anything I read to him.


All the Salad Spun Planets were put out in order and he set out his own solar system drawing rings around Saturn and the asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter. Saturn and Earth worked the best in the salad spinner, it works best with running blobs of paint and with some even spread over your planet otherwise the paper can end up flying up the side of the salad bowl.


I think I learnt more doing this then I did at school, or my memory has failed me. One thing I noticed was the Pluto wasn't even on any of the solar system info anymore, apparently it is a dwarf planet with several others.

Happy Adventures

6 comments:

  1. I've never used a salad spinner to paint before but wow, it really creates a great effect, especially for planets! Jus love it!

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  2. Ooh, that sounds like a great tag one, I'll have to get one. We love our tag reader and we have the big map of the world which is fabulous and I'd not seen this solar system one. Cool! Love the creativity it inspired as well. What fun! :)

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  3. BRILLIANT! What a great way for children to learn about the solar system. There was obviously a bit of thought that went into each planet. Great work.

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  4. I love the idea of using a salad spinner for painting!

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  5. These turned out SO cute! What a fun idea! I featured this today at TGIF - http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/05/tgif-linky-party-74.html

    Feel free to grab an I was featured button if you like. Thanks for sharing your creativity with the rest of us & I hope you'll stop by and link up again today!!

    Have a great weekend,
    Beth

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