absorb

we learned what the word absorb means

(parents be sure to ask your children what it means)

i poured water on the counter and absorbed it with a sponge

i then asked the kids what absorb meant

they said 

CLEANING!!

i then explained that it means to suck up

they said 

"like when someone spills milk you suck it up with a rag!"

EXACTLY!

then they said 

"so its still like cleaning?"

yep it kinda is! :)

we then painted with some things that absorbed the paint

and other things that didn't absorb the paint

this was a hit!  we have painted with all these materials before

but combining them was new, and fun!

we also painted with the primary colors

 instantly the kids were busy mixing colors and creating new colors

and of course mixing and creating is super fun!

i love when i can just sit back, snap photos

and let the magic of learning happen on its own!

when kids are busy communicating with each other

using our new word absorb, and talking about the color mixing they were doing!

and you know its a great day when babies eat paint! :)

(non toxic my friends!)

and then things get really fun when that one child

you know the one that likes to step over the line you drew

just to see what would happen

(its my child)

and then when you say, hey thats supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

(another new word we learned today!)

EVERYONE joins in and you are kinda kicking yourself

but yet the learning is still happening 

language is still going on 

and really all messes are cleanable!

and even though the kids are painting themselves 

and saying they look like zombies 

(i don't even think they know what a zombie is)

you are like whatever, 

because a year ago those kids would have NEVER 

gotten more than a finger covered in paint!

and then they aren't even painting anymore they are just smearing 

and then looking at me

like is this still ok

(which i will admit normally its not)

but today it was because it was done with control!

you see friends sometimes i lose control

12 kids, and paint...its easy to lose control!

and when that moment happens its not pretty

i yell, i make them stop what they are doing

and control has been lost!

but when you have control

things like this happen

and its good, 

its fun

its awesome!

so im learning something from these kids

and its to absorb the moment 

and not lose control of the spill!

linking up withShow and Tell #97