9 Month Old Painting With a Brush

    A nine month old child sat in the high chair to explore painting. I gave her a piece of white paper and a paint brush covered in red paint. She used her small motor and hand eye coordination to bang the paint brush on the paper. Then I gave her another paint brush covered in blue paint. She smiled and looked at me as I told her the names of the colors and said " bang, bang" to encourage her to paint. She used her sensory and early logic as she moved the brush back and forth and up and down on the paper. Even though the paint is non toxic, once she decided to put the paint brush into her mouth, she was done painting!