Apr 02 2008
Craft Idea: Flower Painting
I have been in a spring mood for the last few days and it is a very good thing since spring is after all upon us. I have purchased my daffodils from the Canadian Cancer Society and they are sitting on my desk at this very moment, filling the air with their sweet scent and reminding me that spring is here. I’m not a huge daffodil fan, my personal flower of choice is the Orchid or the Gerber Daisy, I love the Gerber Daisy since they are so large and bright.
But enough about my preferences for flowers, although you now know what flowers to choose for me if you want to send me some. Despite my love of flowers, every year I will cut some from my garden to simply serve as wonderful paintbrushes for art projects. You can get some truly wonderful works of art and each piece of artwork reflects the flowers that your child uses for a paintbrush.
What you will need:
Some nice quality paper. You can use big sheets of white paper, or you can use brightly colored sheets of construction paper.
Liquid tempura paint
Containers for the paint
Flowers with stems. Any flowers can work and you can even use leaves or decorative grasses for the paintbrushes
Optional: an art easel. This provides a whole new experience for children since they have to learn how to paint to avoid drips.
*Teacher’s Secret: When you use paint, place a few drops of liquid dish soap into the paint. This makes clean up much easier.*
After you have everything set up. Allow your child time to simply create. Don’t expect a masterpiece the first couple times but as your child creates painting after painting, he or she will quickly learn how hard to press the flower so that he or she gets the desired effect.
This craft is excellent for children of all ages, even infants. I have used flower painting with children as young as 6 months of age and all you need to do with the younger age group is to have proper supervision to ensure that they do not eat the flower. For an added precaution for all children, use flowers that are considered non-toxic if swallowed.
Enjoy
Sirena
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Nice blog. I really liked the flower painting craft. Thanks for the instructions on how to make one. This weekend I am planning to make my kids do this. I am sure that they will love it.
Thanks for the feedback and please post when you try out the flower painting with your kids. I would love to hear how it went.
Sirena