Paint Blot Art
Your preschooler can experiment with making "paint blot" art, using tempera paint and paper.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Preschooler's Busy Book
Paint Blot Art
Materials
- Construction paper
- Tempera paint, liquid
- Spoon
- Rolling pin
Directions
- Fold a piece of construction paper in half like a greeting card, then open it up.
- Using liquid tempera paints and a spoon, have your child drop different colors onto one of the inside halves of the paper.
- Fold the paper again with the paint on the inside, and have your child roll a rolling pin over the paper to spread the paint.
- Open the paper and have your child use her imagination to decide what the blot looks like.
- When the paint is dry, fold the paper so the paint is on the outside.
- Use as a unique greeting card.