Watercolor Painting
I’ve linked a post below that describes how Mikey usually uses watercolor paints. He likes to fill the whole page, blending colors together in beautiful abstract designs.
This journal entry shows a coloring book based on Eric Carle books, made specifically for watercolors. Each page had only one line drawing, with nothing on the back. Because Mikey sometimes likes to do an entire book at once and since watercolors need time to dry, I ripped out each page and gave them to him one at time. This meant one book could last almost a whole month, even if he did a watercolor every day!
The results were beautiful!
Here’s another post on watercolors:
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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