Yesterday I got to give my first Respiratory Therapy activity and I'm happy to report that it was a complete success! These little Blow Paint Creatures make exercising the patient's lungs fun and interactive.
- Non-Toxic Paint (watered down to a Milk-y consistency so it's easier to blow around)
- Paper (I used construction paper)
- Straws
- A syringe or medicine dropper (These are to drop little bits of paint on the paper - It's helpful but not a must. & on the plus side, it adds a little aspect of medical play into the activity.)
- Googly eyes
- Marker (to draw on mouths)
Once you've watered down your paints, you'll use the syringe/medicine dropper/or whatever tool you're using to drop little bits of paint on the paper (If the paint starts to thicken, just stir it around). The child will then blow a big puff of air through the straw, pushing the paint in all different directions. Just repeat this step until the paper is full or until the child decides they are done.
Don't worry if that page is very wet. That's normal. If there's a window in the child's room, a good way to get the paint and water to dry quicker is leaving it on the windowsill for a little while.
Once the paint has dried (I actually didn't wait until the paint was completely dry, just dry enough to be able to draw mouths on the Blow Paint Creatures) go ahead and let the child glue the googly eyes on & draw on the different mouths. Some can be happy, sad, scared, mad - whatever the child wants!
You might be surprised at how many Blow Paint Creatures the child will want to make, I definitely was!
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