It’s raining and the kids are stuck inside, right?
Wrong. Instead of keeping the artsy entertainment indoors, take the artsy activities
outside and use the rain to your advantage. Non-colorfast tissue paper is one
of my favorite materials – for the very fact that it is non-colorfast. When it
gets wet the color releases, leaving behind a whimsical watercolor-like effect.
With that in mind, you can use this type of tissue to make rain water prints in
the great outdoors on a not-so-nice day.
What You’ll Need:
·
White paper- I used card stock. It’s
thick enough not to tear when it gets wet (I’d stay away from construction or
printer paper).
·
Non-colorfast tissue paper – If it says
it doesn’t bleed, don’t use it.
·
Crayons or oil pastels
·
Kids’ safety scissors
What You’ll Need to Do:
1. Your
young artist can either make a free-form abstract print or draw “something”
first. Use waxy crayons or oil pastels to draw an outline first (if she is
drawing an object). Avoid washable markers, as they’ll run along with the
tissue paper.
2. Cut
or tear pieces of tissue paper to add color or create a design. Choose bright,
bold or dark colors. Pastels or light colors such as pink may look pretty, but
the color won’t bled through well. I found that teal, dark blue, deep purple
and green worked the best.
3. Place
the pieces of tissue on the paper (or drawing). Don’t let your little one worry
about pressing them flat. The wrinkles will make a textured pattern.
4. Carefully
carry the paper outside (you’ll need to readjust it once you get outdoors). Put
the paper on a flat surface.
5. Let
the rain do its magic! You may need to have your child press down the tissue to
make sure that it has direct contact with the paper’s surface.
6. After
the paper is thoroughly wet, bring it inside. Carefully peel off the tissue
paper. If it won’t come off, use a paper towel to gently roll of the remaining
tissue.
Great idea. I must try this with my kids.
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