This is an old post but Ashlyn had such fun doing it I thought I would share it again now that I have more than 5 people reading my blog.
Ashlyn was getting kind of bored with “regular” painting so the other day we tried something a little different. We painted a beautiful picture using straws. It was so much fun!
I got 3 different straws and put them in the color paint she wanted. Then she blew through the straw and blew the paint onto the paper. She really got into it and tried to mix the colors to make new colors. Then we folded her paper in half and I had her press on both sides to mix the paint together even more. It looked great when we opened it up and it was a neat beginning lesson on symmetry too.
Here is the finished product that now hangs on our refrigerator.
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I LOVE this idea! Our boys are VERY tactile and love any kind of art that is more hands on (vs. plain coloring books). The splashing of the paint will be a huge hit! Thanks!!
April 17th, 2009 at 10:28 amLove it! We’ll have to try this soon!! My girls would love it!
April 17th, 2009 at 11:01 amI love straw painting, so much fun!
April 17th, 2009 at 11:51 amThat looks like fun! I have been wanting to try straw painting…
April 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pmI have not done this before. Lex would love it. Paint is her FAVORITE thing to play with.
April 18th, 2009 at 9:07 am