The 4th of July seemed to sneak up on us this year. Last week we were still celebrating days without school, when I suddenly realized our nation's birthday was right around the corner. So, in order to generate some holiday spirit, we painted fireworks (idea via my pinterest summer files).
Here's the scoop: (materials - pipe cleaners, paint, dark colored construction paper, glitter (optional), and oil pastels or crayons)
1. Ask the kids to draw a night skyline onto a piece of dark construction paper (we used oil pastels, but crayons would also work).
2. Take four pipe cleaners, fold them in half, twist the bottom portion to create a handle, and then fan the ends to make a star shape (click this awesome blog for more detailed instructions).
3. Add paint (and/or glitter).
4. Create.
(Note - If you don't have any pipe cleaners, you can also use cut toilet paper rolls for a similar effect).
T absolutely LOVED this project, he painted and painted and painted. The girls created a few fireworks and then decided they'd rather avoid the mess and just draw their explosions, which was fine too. I just wanted some seasonal art to decorate the kitchen.
Cute!
ReplyDeleteWe made fireworks paintings over the weekend too and also used this technique for some of them.
You can see ours here:
http://www.littlehiccups.net/2013/06/kid-friendly-fireworks.html
I love that your kids added a city skyline to their pictures. Such a good idea :)
I love that you can adjust this craft for different levels of enthusiasm.
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