JediBoy wanted company outside. For a while, he was content to water his plants, swing a baseball bat, and run around the driveway while I sat and read. But then he was searching for something to Do.
First, I brought out my chalk compass and staff marker (makes 5 chalk lines at once, for making a music staff) and we played with those for a while. He made a long, 4-track raceway up and down the driveway.
Then, I brought out three Koosh balls and some paper plates with paint on them, set up the easel in the lawn, and we…
…threw paint-covered Koosh balls at the easel. This was so satisfying, and actually a little challenging for JediBoy to learn to consistently aim at the paper. But the splotch sound we got for every hit was the best part. We did two big paintings - the first one took a long time because he only got one hit for every five or six throws. The second one went much faster, when he was connecting on at least two out of three. Here’s the second painting, which he says looks like…
…a man watching fireworks.
