Painting plant pots [Archive] - Childminding Forum

Mrs M

19-03-2009, 09:11 AM

Hi, could anyone tell me if you just use the normal children's paints (i.e. ELC) for this activity please? It's just we're off to the garden centre later to get some pots and bulbs and I don't want the painting side of it not to work.
Thanks.

huggableshelly

19-03-2009, 09:20 AM

I cut strips of paper get kiddies to paint/decorate them then selotape the art around the pot.

cherry

19-03-2009, 09:25 AM

I used childrens paints but varnished it with craft varnish after as the paint would wash off, handy though if you make a mistake

Mrs M

19-03-2009, 09:29 AM

I used childrens paints but varnished it with craft varnish after as the paint would wash off, handy though if you make a mistake

They're lovely.

Mrs M

19-03-2009, 09:34 AM

Well not sure what to do now! Nowhere in our town sells craft things so no chance of getting any varnish today.

Mrs M

19-03-2009, 09:36 AM

Just to let you know, I called a craft shop in a town nearby who advised me that watered down PVA works the same. Panic over!

charleyfarley

19-03-2009, 09:39 AM

Just to let you know, I called a craft shop in a town nearby who advised me that watered down PVA works the same. Panic over!

Just about to tell you I used normal childrens paint, then when dry covered it in watered down pva :thumbsup:

Carol xx

cherry

19-03-2009, 09:44 AM

I got the pots and craft varnish from Homebase, the pots were 3 for £1.00.

venus89

19-03-2009, 11:04 AM

I used normal kids paint and then painted over with white PVA. it dries clear and has the same sealning effect as varnish :D

Zoemum2four

19-03-2009, 02:29 PM

Cherry those pots are loverly what a gr8 idea:thumbsup:

sarah32

19-03-2009, 02:40 PM

We used used normal poster paints and I vanished them with clear vanish borrowed from my dad.:)

Turned out to be quite cheap in the end, pots were 69p from garden centre and I got my daisy plants for 50 each.:)

nikim

27-03-2009, 04:14 PM

are those pots ceramic or plastic ?

sarah707

27-03-2009, 04:41 PM

are those pots ceramic or plastic ?

I'm not sure it would work on plastic.

You'd want something porous or the paint would slide off. :D

sarah32

27-03-2009, 04:43 PM

we used ceramic pots

helenlc

27-03-2009, 09:02 PM

I get our pots from Wilkinson, really cheap.

We use normal poster paints and then I either use clear varnish or PVA glue as a varnish.

SandCastles

03-04-2009, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the GREAT idea. I am going to my local garden center for my after school kids. I now need some links to EYFS for this project, any ideas