Make your own wacky Wednesday by painting with a shoe!

Objective: Use an old shoe instead of a paint brush and experiment with what kind of different marks you can make.

Materials:

• old shoe
• washable paint
• Easel (optional)

Step 1: Set up your painting area with washable paint and a drop cloth if needed.

Step 2: Let the students paint with a shoe!

Use an old shoe so children can experiment without worrying about keeping it clean. Experiment with different types of shoes.

What happens when you paint with different shoes?

What is the same? What is different?

Building Challenge: How tall can you stack the blocks and balance a shoe on top?

Put a wacky twist on block center by trying to balance a shoe on top of a tower of blocks.

Materials:

• Blocks
• Shoe

Step 1: Challenge your students to see how tall they can build a tower of blocks.

Step 2: See if you can balance a shoe on top of your tower?

Use a timer to keep track how long your shoe stays balanced before toppling over!