angeldelight
14-01-2008, 04:09 PM
Painting Projects
Marble Painting - Cut a piece of construction paper to fit in the bottom of a pie tin, tray, or similar container. Put a couple of drops of tempera paint on the paper. Gently roll a couple of marbles in the bottom of the pan (through the paint drops) to create the painting.
Bubble Painting - Mix a little bit of tempera paint into bubble blowing mixture and put into pie tin or similar container. Have children blow bubbles with a straw and then lay paper on top of the bubbles. Make sure the child knows how to blow, not suck, so they don't get a mouth full of soapy paint.
Straw Painting - Put a couple of drops of thinned paint onto paper and give child straw to blow different patterns.
Mirror Image Painting - Fold a piece of paper in half and then open it back up. Paint some images, shapes, or just drops of paint on one side of the fold. Fold the paper back over on top of the painted side and smooth it with your hand to make sure the paint contacts the blank side. Open up the paper to reveal a mirror image. This painting technique can be used with a lot of different projects.
Paint Flicking - Cut out the top and one side of an old cardboard box to make a screen to protect the surrounding areas and lay paper in the bottom. Flick paint onto paper to make pretty patterns using an old toothbrush or a paintbrush. You can also show the child how to hit a paintbrush against a stick to flick paint on to the paper.
Spray Painting - Use old spray bottles filled with different colors of watered down paint. Use the bottles to create spray paint pictures. You can use regular sized pieces of paper or a large piece of butcher paper. A site visitor shared that she uses the reverse side of wallpaper strips with her kids. This project is best done outdoors.
Sponge Stamping - You'll need some of those cheap kitchen sponges that are really flat and dried out when you first get them. Cut out a variety of shapes before they get wet and expand. Then turn the kids loose with the sponges to create sponge stamp paintings. This also makes great wrapping paper.
Color Mixing Experiment - Use paper plate and SMALL drops of primary colors (RED ~BLUE ~ YELLOW) and mix drops together to find out what colors you can make. After this add a drop of WHITE paint to the center to see how this affects the colors and to experiment with the ranges of each color you can mix.
String Mirror Image - Fold a piece of paper in half and open it back up. Dip a piece of string or yarn in paint and lay it on one side of the fold so that a piece of unpainted string hangs over the edge. You can do this with several strings and colors, or just one. Fold the paper back over the string and hold in place while you gently pull the string out from between the folds. When all of the strings have been removed, open up the page to reveal a mirror image made with string.
Crayon Resist Painting - Use a white crayon to draw anything you want on a white piece of paper. Then paint over the crayon using thinned paint or watercolors. You can use different color crayons on different colors of paper to make a different effect.
Negative Painting - Cut a sheet of white paper and a sheet of black paper in half and then tape (or glue) them back together so that you have two sheets that are half white and half black. Give the child a both black and white paint so that they can see that black paint doesn't show up on black paper and white paint doesn't show up on white paper. This is a good learning craft. You can also take it a step further by letting them paint with many different colors so that they can see how different it looks on each color of paper.
Leaf Outline Painting - Collect leaves and arrange them on a piece of paper. Use a sponge dipped in paint to dab around the leaf edges. Carefully lift the leaves to reveal your design.
Reverse Fingerpainting - Place a small amount of paint on a table. Have the child fingerpaint on the table. When the child has the design they want, help them lay a piece of white paper over the design and rub the paper all over. When you lift the paper, you'll have a reverse of the finger-painted image. After everyone is done painting, spray a little shaving cream on the table and let the children fingerpaint in it before they help to wipe up the mess.
Puffy Paint Picture - Mix equal parts of flour, salt, and water to make puffy paint, and then color it any color you want with food coloring. Fill squeeze bottles with the paint mixture and then use them to create designs on thin pieces of cardboard (like the backs of cereal boxes). Let the pictures dry completely. When they dry the paint will be puffed up and it will sparkle.
Marble Painting - Cut a piece of construction paper to fit in the bottom of a pie tin, tray, or similar container. Put a couple of drops of tempera paint on the paper. Gently roll a couple of marbles in the bottom of the pan (through the paint drops) to create the painting.
Bubble Painting - Mix a little bit of tempera paint into bubble blowing mixture and put into pie tin or similar container. Have children blow bubbles with a straw and then lay paper on top of the bubbles. Make sure the child knows how to blow, not suck, so they don't get a mouth full of soapy paint.
Straw Painting - Put a couple of drops of thinned paint onto paper and give child straw to blow different patterns.
Mirror Image Painting - Fold a piece of paper in half and then open it back up. Paint some images, shapes, or just drops of paint on one side of the fold. Fold the paper back over on top of the painted side and smooth it with your hand to make sure the paint contacts the blank side. Open up the paper to reveal a mirror image. This painting technique can be used with a lot of different projects.
Paint Flicking - Cut out the top and one side of an old cardboard box to make a screen to protect the surrounding areas and lay paper in the bottom. Flick paint onto paper to make pretty patterns using an old toothbrush or a paintbrush. You can also show the child how to hit a paintbrush against a stick to flick paint on to the paper.
Spray Painting - Use old spray bottles filled with different colors of watered down paint. Use the bottles to create spray paint pictures. You can use regular sized pieces of paper or a large piece of butcher paper. A site visitor shared that she uses the reverse side of wallpaper strips with her kids. This project is best done outdoors.
Sponge Stamping - You'll need some of those cheap kitchen sponges that are really flat and dried out when you first get them. Cut out a variety of shapes before they get wet and expand. Then turn the kids loose with the sponges to create sponge stamp paintings. This also makes great wrapping paper.
Color Mixing Experiment - Use paper plate and SMALL drops of primary colors (RED ~BLUE ~ YELLOW) and mix drops together to find out what colors you can make. After this add a drop of WHITE paint to the center to see how this affects the colors and to experiment with the ranges of each color you can mix.
String Mirror Image - Fold a piece of paper in half and open it back up. Dip a piece of string or yarn in paint and lay it on one side of the fold so that a piece of unpainted string hangs over the edge. You can do this with several strings and colors, or just one. Fold the paper back over the string and hold in place while you gently pull the string out from between the folds. When all of the strings have been removed, open up the page to reveal a mirror image made with string.
Crayon Resist Painting - Use a white crayon to draw anything you want on a white piece of paper. Then paint over the crayon using thinned paint or watercolors. You can use different color crayons on different colors of paper to make a different effect.
Negative Painting - Cut a sheet of white paper and a sheet of black paper in half and then tape (or glue) them back together so that you have two sheets that are half white and half black. Give the child a both black and white paint so that they can see that black paint doesn't show up on black paper and white paint doesn't show up on white paper. This is a good learning craft. You can also take it a step further by letting them paint with many different colors so that they can see how different it looks on each color of paper.
Leaf Outline Painting - Collect leaves and arrange them on a piece of paper. Use a sponge dipped in paint to dab around the leaf edges. Carefully lift the leaves to reveal your design.
Reverse Fingerpainting - Place a small amount of paint on a table. Have the child fingerpaint on the table. When the child has the design they want, help them lay a piece of white paper over the design and rub the paper all over. When you lift the paper, you'll have a reverse of the finger-painted image. After everyone is done painting, spray a little shaving cream on the table and let the children fingerpaint in it before they help to wipe up the mess.
Puffy Paint Picture - Mix equal parts of flour, salt, and water to make puffy paint, and then color it any color you want with food coloring. Fill squeeze bottles with the paint mixture and then use them to create designs on thin pieces of cardboard (like the backs of cereal boxes). Let the pictures dry completely. When they dry the paint will be puffed up and it will sparkle.