Heart Fun
Watercolor painting of hearts
Month 8 · Activity 19 · Art
Instructions
- Ask the child to select the following crayon colors - red, violet, orange, blue, yellow
- Draw five heart shapes on a large sheet of painting paper and fill in each heart with one of the colors. You will have five colored hearts - one red, one violet, one orange, one blue, and one yellow.
- The child can draw hearts freehand or use a heart template
- Paint (reinforce P sound) with watercolor paint all over the paper and the heart shapes will show through the paint
- Chat about this method of painting called watercolor resist
Simplify
Choose only one color and draw one heart on the painting paper to use for the watercolor resist painting.
Extend
Look up additional ways to make watercolor resist painting. Click here for instructions. Read/Listen to the book "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats. Look at the illustrations that utilize watercolor painting.
Materials
- crayons - red, purple, orange, blue and yellow
- watercolor painting paper
- washable watercolor paints and paintbrush
Language Skills
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