V - Vegetable Prints
Materials: |
carrots, celery, green
pepper, okra and other firm vegetables and fruits,
paint, paper plate, paper towels, paper
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Directions: |
Cut fruits and vegetables in half diagonally. Drain
on a paper towel to
eliminate excess juice. Put paint in the paper
plate. Dip vegetables in the paint and press on
the paper.
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Adaptations: |
Cut a potato in half. Carve out
a design from the end section of the potato. Drain,
dip in paint, and print.
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W - Wheel Painting
Materials: |
toy cars,
trucks, and other vehicles with wheels, paint, paper,
paper plates
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Directions: |
Put a small amount
of paint in the paper plates. Dip the wheels of the vehicles
in the paint, and then "drive” them across the paper.
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More! |
You can also do weaving for W.
Here's
another fun art activity for W. Give children rubber
fishing worms and dip them in paint. Wiggle across
a sheet of paper to make designs.
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X - Marks the Spot
Materials: |
brown paper grocery bags, crayons or markers
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Directions: |
Cut paper sacks into 8” x 10” sections. Have
children wad up the sacks and
squish them until they look like old parchment. Children
put an "X” on their paper and then draw a treasure
map with crayons or markers.
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