| PRINTMAKING IDEAS SUBMITTED BY NANCY BUTZU MARCH 23, 2007 Ball Prints: An assortment of soft, squishy balls, tempera paints, large paper; Place a small amount of tempera paints in shallow pan (spread out so you have a thin layer of paint). Dip ball in paint and press on paper. Foamies Templates: solid sheet of craft foam, foam stickers, paper, tempera, brushes. Place stickers all over solid sheet of foam. Brush paint in any way desired on stickers. Place paper on top of stickers and rub. Repeat, using other colors. No need to clean off template between paintings. Interesting colors will appear the more you use the template. Bow Prints: Cheap stick on bows, paper, and tempera paint. Place a small amount of paint in a shallow pan, dip bow in paint and print on paper. The cheaper bows seem to work best because they are firmer. You can wash off the bows and reuse. Clay Prints: Clay, paintbrush, tempera paint, pencil; Roll clay into a cylinder shape; flatten the one end. Use the pencil to etch a design in the clay. Brush paint onto the clay and print. Flower Prints: Real or silk flowers, tempera paint, shallow pan, paper. Dip flower in paint, press or brush on paper. Use leaves of flowers to make prints or use to paint. Lace Doily Prints: Card stock, paper lace doily (Try to find doilies that have lots of open spaces), plain paper, glue, foam brush; Prepare your template—cut out identical shapes in two pieces of card stock. Glue the doily over the cut out shape. Place the other cut out shape on top, lining up the open spaces. Using a foam brush, dab paint over doily template. Mouse Prints: Rubber mouse, paint, paper; place paint in shallow pan, dip mouse feet in paint and walk it all over the paper. Use other animal figures to fit with the theme of the story (dinosaurs, elephants, etc). Bubble Prints: Liquid water color, tempera, or food color; water, dish detergent, drinking straw, paper; mix soap, water, and color in a small cup; use the drinking straw to blow bubbles until they overflow from the cup; remove straw and place paper on top of bubbles; repeat as desired. Monoprints: finger-paint, tray, paper; place paint on the tray, allow child to paint with hands and fingers as desired, place paper on paint and press, lifting the design on the paper. *Variation: tape a textured item on the tray (the rubber liner that you put under area rugs works real well ) brush texture with paint and print. You can also cut out shapes and lay on the paint before you place the paper on to take the print and it will block out a section creating an interesting design. |
| ART ACTIVITIES
SUBMITTED BY BRENDA ALWARD MARCH 28, 2007 Powdered Tempera on Glue: Children squeeze glue onto heavy paper, making a design, then sprinkle powdered tempera on top and let dry. Shake off loose tempera when dry. Glue Drop: Mix glue with tempera paint. Drop on waxed paper with tongue depressors. Let them dry; then peel off glue drops. Glue onto paper and color or paint around them. If large, punch a hole in and hang from ceiling. String Magic: Dip colored yarn into glue and place on construction paper. Children can use several pieces, creating a design. Let dry overnight. Children can also color inside the spaces to make a design. Marble Painting: Place paper in a coffee can, pringles can, or oatmeal container. Place marbles in paint and then place in container. Put on lid and let children shake. You can also use golf balls, rubber balls, etc. Crayons with Salt Water: Draw with crayons on dark construction paper. Paint the entire picture with a mixture of salt and water. (LOTS of salt.) When the water dries, the picture will sparkle. Crayon Rubbings: Put light paper on top of any object you want to rub. (Paper clips, leaves, coins, sandpaper shapes). Color hard with the side of a crayon. Crayon Shaving Designs: Make crayon shavings by peeling paper off crayons and inserting them in a pencil sharpener. Spread glue on a sheet of paper, or use clear contact paper, and press the crayon shavings into an interesting design. Paper Bag Batik: Soak a brown paper bag in water until it comes apart into one piece of paper. Wrinkle it up and squeeze out the water. Carefully open the bag without tearing it. Let dry. Decorate the bag with crayons, paint, or pastels. Hide and Seek Painting: Blindfold children. Allow the child to feel the brushes, paper and area before starting. Child then paints without seeing what he/she is doing. Melted Crayon Printing: (SUPERVISION MANDATORY!!!) Cover a warming tray with two sheets of regular tin foil. When the tray is warm, the child colors on the foil with the crayons, which will melt on the foil. When finished, put the plain paper on top of the foil and press with the eraser end of a pencil and lift off the design. (Good School Age activity) Chalk Drawings: Draw with dry chalk on dry paper; wet chalk on dry paper, dry chalk on wet paper, or brush paper with liquid starch and draw with chalk. Baby Oil Drawing: Use any color bond paper, cotton balls and/or cotton swabs, paintbrush, baby oil in small dishes and newspaper on the table. Dip the cotton ball into baby oil and draw on paper with it. Ziploc Bag Painting: Prepare a large ziploc bag with a small amount of liquid starch and samll amount of tempera sealed inside. Using fingertips, make a design on the bag. Blottos: Use a piece of construction paper, or a shape cut from construction paper. Give the children tempera paint in a dish and a spoon. Children place drops of paint on the paper, then fold the paper. Chalk and Sand Paper: Children can draw a picture on fine sand paper with colored chalk. Spray finished picture with hair spray to seal. Wet Paper and Markers: Paint an entire sheet of paper with water. While paper is wet, draw with water based markers. Another way is to draw on paper with water based makers and then squirt the paper with water. Ice Painting: The day before, freeze a tray of ice cubes with a popsicle stick in each cube. Fill shaker containers with powder tempera paint. Children rub the ice cub across shiny freezer wrap paper or fingerpaint paper, then sprinkle the powdered paint. Finger Paint Prints: Allow children to finger paint directly on the table top. When their design is complete, press paper on top of their painting. For texture you can sprinkle salt on also. Tools may also be used with their paintings such as combs, forks, popsicle sticks, etc. Contact Paper Designs: Use a clear sheet of contact paper cut into a shape. Allow children to place pieces of colored tissue paper on. Cover with another piece of contact paper. Easel Bubble Blowing: (THIS IS A MESSY PROJECT! HAVE FUN!) Pour food coloring into several containers of bubbles. Place these at the easel. Have paper towel available for children and paper under your easel. Place paper on easel and blow colored bubbles at the paper. Blow slowly. Bubble Painting: Place dish soap or bubbles in a container. Add tempera paint. Children use straws to blow bubbles in the mixture, creating bubbles that will rise above the container. Place a piece of paper on top of the bubble and see what happens! Use a variety of colors. Eyedropper Painting: Mix food coloring and water, or use watered down tempera paint. Pour in containers and supply an eyedropper for each color. Allow the children to use the eyedroppers to create their designs. Glue Ornament: On waxed paper, children will squirt glue, using one continuous stream of glue, and create a design. Sprinkle with glitter. Allow up to five days to dry. Peel from paper and hang. Salt/Snow Paint: Mix ingredients listed below. Add enough tempera to create a snow color. Paint on dark paper. 1 part liquid starch 2 parts salt 1 part water White tempera paint Frosty Pictures: Mix equal parts of water and epsom salts. Draw a picture on paper. Brush the water/salts mixture over the picture. When it dries, crystals will form on the portion of the paper not colored. Spice Collage: Gather a variety of dry spices. Place glue on paper and sprinkle spices on. Children can create designs with the variety of colors of spices and have a “smelly” project to share. LET CHILDREN PAINT WITH THESE: Fly Swatters --Spray Bottles --Forks, Spoons, Spatulas --Cotton Balls --Q-tips --String --Bark --Pine Branches --Feathers --Pipe Cleaners --Combs, Brushes Feet --Attach a paint brush to a construction hat --Elbows --Roll on deodorant bottles: Pop off the top and put paint in. Replace and paint! --Food Prints --Various size glasses --Cars: Run the toy cars or trucks through paint and then run along paper. Don’t forget easel painting!! Michaelangelo Style: Tape paper onto the bottom of a table and let children paint and/or draw. Watercolors are always a must! |
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