Rainy Day Paint Treatment
Don't you just love seeing ink on paper being splattered by heavy drops of rain? We decided to do some painting on a rainy day and let the summer showers put the finishing touches on Little Bit's artwork.
Using our customary pallet of primary colors (I like for Little Bit to see how they mix into other colors) she dipped, dabbed, and swirled the paint around the paper.
Here is the picture before we let the rain do its thing.
It was a good rain; not too strong, but heavy enough to be able to see immediate results. I put the paper on a flat cookie sheet so that I wouldn't have to peel a soaking wet piece of paper off of the concrete and risk tearing it.
It took a few hours to dry, but I thought the outcome was really cool. The water changed the tone of some of the colors, and the yellow ended up much more vibrant.
I love projects like these because I get to show Little Bit how flexible art is.
This activity was inspired by the book Science Arts. What are some other treatments we could do to a painted piece of work?
posted by Chrissy @ 10:39 AM
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dip into coffee or tea for an aged look?
I LOVE this idea!
Sprinkle with baby powder? My baby loves sprinkling that stuff!
Cool idea! Thanks for sharing all your great things to do with little ones.
What a great idea!!!
I saw something similar to this in First Art by Kohl...going outside in the rain with a paper(?) with tempera powder. But your version is beautiful as well.
Very cool! I've never seen this before. I think it's time to introduce the toddler to painting!
You.Are.So.Cool.
what a great idea!
This is a great idea!
I love this project and it is SO frame worthy.
Wow, cool!!
-Heather
Grear way to explore a rainy day toether!! Thanks for sharing.
Okay, thats what I get for commenting while holding a baby.
Great Together (see i really do know how to spell.
Wonderful Blog. Do you mind if I link back to you?
P.S. I tagged you! :)
i am curious how you manage to do crafts with the older one while the younger is around...? :) I have 2 boys - 3 and 1 1/2. The little bit is always sticking things in his mouth or ripping up paper, so it's hard to have them both doing the same activity and then if I just include the older one, the little one gets jealous!
i love your ideas, though!
Sara-
Managing both children during any arts/crafts activities that we do is usually a challenge. Mine are now 10 months old and and 2 years old. As my youngest has grown I've had to come up with new ways to either contain her, entertain her, or safely engage her in whatever we're doing.
She's always close by. If we're at the kitchen table, I'll usually set her up in her high chair with some finger foods. Sometimes I'll hold her in my lap and talk to her about what we're working on. If there are parts that she can participate in or materials that are safe for her to explore, I go ahead and let her so that she stays occupied. And, thanks in part to my toddler's attention span, our activities are completed very quickly!
Thanks for visiting and good luck!
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