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Category Archives: painting

Madison Children’s Museum

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Daria and I went to the Madison Children’s Museum today.  She was scared of pretty much everything.  I don’t know why, maybe it was because it was loud and crazy there.  This was one thing she did really enjoy.  It would probably not be too hard to set up something like this at home or a preschool.  Painting on a large window.They had different color paintsspray bottlesand window wipers to play with!  So much fun for little ones! http://www.theimaginationtree.com/2011/06/its-playtime-10-summer-time-fun.html

Superheroes on Canvas

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In my summer art class, we painted superhero canvases.  The kids decided what superhero they would like to be and drew these on dry wax paper with markers and colored pencils.  Then I used gel medium (on the backs of the paper) to adhere their images to the canvas board.  Then, they used paints to paint a background.  I love them!!  There is a link to the dry wax paper at the bottom of this post.  The ages of my … Read more… →

Monochromatic Rhythm Paintings

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Monochromatic Rhythm Painting  The third graders are learning about how rhythm is used in art.  Rhythm is a principle of art that’s difficult to summarize in words. Assuming that you’ve picked up on a rhythm in music before, take what you heard with your ears and try to translate that to something you’d see with your eyes. Rhythm, in art, is a visual beat.  They made a drawing using lines to show rhythm.  Then, they mixed tints and shades of … Read more… →

Rainbow Fish

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    Rainbow Fish  by Kindergartners First, we read the book Rainbow Fish. Then, the kids drew pictures of fish. Next, we colored them using neon crayons and regular crayons.  Color REALLY hard and thickly.  Demonstrate this to the children so they see how to color darkly.    Next, paint with watercolor on the background, to fill in the water.  The paint will resist.  We used these watercolors.  They give a bit of sparkle/glimmer.  Not a lot, but a nice … Read more… →

Kindergarten Flowers in a Vase

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Kindergarten Apple Trees

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An apple explosion! Apple Tree Painting Step One:  Pass out watercolor paper to kindergartners. Step Two: Write name on back! Step Three:  Demonstrate drawing a tree with brown crayon.  Add branches.  Color grass with crayons. Step Four:  Watercolor paint the sky with blue paints. Next Day: Step One: Sponge paint various shades of green on the branches. Step Two:  Paint apples with red paint.  Use your fingertips to make dots.