P - Point Prints

Materials: 

paint, paper plates, pencils with erasers, wooden dowels, and other objects with points, paper

 

Directions:

Pour a small amount of paint in each paper plate.  Children take the erasers, blocks, etc. and dip them in the paint and print on the paper.

Adaptations:

Challenge children to reproduce a pattern with their points.

Make "pouncers” for printing.  Put a cotton ball on the end of a craft stick and cover with a small piece of fabric.  Wrap a rubber band around it to make a ball.  Dip in paint and "pounce” on a piece of paper!

More! 

Make dot designs for D.

Q - Tip Painting

Materials: 

  Q-tips, paint, paper, cups

Directions:

Put a little paint in the cups.  Dip the ends of cotton swabs in paint and use as  brushes. 

Adaptations:

Mix food coloring with a small amount of water and paint with Q-tips on paper towels.

Do invisible paintings by dipping Q-tips in water and painting on a paper towel.

R - Rubbings

Materials: 

crayons, paper, textured objects (coins, leaves, sandpaper, comb, etc.)

Directions:

Tear outer paper from crayons.  Place the paper over the textured object.  Rub with the side of the crayon in one direction to make the image appear.

Adaptations:

Make nature rubbings on the playground of tree bark, rocks, flowers, etc.

Make rubbings of puzzles and other school objects.

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