I started this activity thinking that I’d make a
picture (I chose a flower, but your child can do anything that she wants). And
then I stared exploring how it looked in a more abstract way. That’s when my
12-year-old son said (in that eye-rolling, super-disgruntled voice that only a
middle schooler has), “Mom, what’s that supposed to be? It’s like, just a bunch
of points.” I looked at the paper and realized that the glitter, caught in the
glue, did in fact make just a bunch of points. It was pointillism, made
uber-easy.
Before you begin, talk about pointillism with your
child. Even tiny tots can learn the new word. Take a look at a work of art in
the style in a book, online or visit your local museum (if they have pointillism
art on display). Introduce her to famous
pointillist painters such as Georges-Pierre Seurat and Paul Signac Instead of
immediately pointing out the points, ask your child to tell you what she sees.
Follow that up by asking how she thinks the artist made the painting.
What You’ll Need:
·
Clear drying school glue
·
Glitter- Choose at least three different
colors. But, you can use more.
·
A paintbrush
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Thick paper such as card stock
·
Plastic container – I reused the plastic
tub that lunch meat comes in.
What You’ll Need To Do:
1. Pour
a golf ball-sized pool of glue into the plastic container.
2. Sprinkle
in the first color of glitter. Mix the glitter with the glue using a
paintbrush.
3. Add
more sparkles in different colors (one at a time).
4. Have
your child decide what she wants to make. She can create “something” like a
tree, or she can go with an abstract type of art.
5. Your
child’s ready to “paint” with the mix. She can swirl the brush through the
glitter-glue, and then paint on the sparkles.
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This looks so simple, but so effective. I know my daughter would enjoy it, thanks. #pintorials
ReplyDeleteThanks! So simple and fun. And, I learned a new word! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, saves on so much mess and the kids get to play with glitter! Pinning to my crafts boards #tuesdaytutorials
ReplyDeleteMy kids would totally be into this! They love the feel of spreading glitter all over their paper & making it look like a fun effect :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on "Small Victories Sundays"; Rachael @ http://www.parentingandhomeschoolinginfaith.com
Love this, we mix the glitter in with the glue or have started buying glitter paint too, I'm a sucker for sparkly stuff! Thanks for linking with Tuesday Tutorials #pintorials
ReplyDeleteI love this idea with the glitter in the glue and no glitter all over the house. Thanks for sharing this idea on Merry Monday Link Party.
ReplyDeleteOh this is definitely my kind of craft! The boy would love it and could maybe do some finger painting with the baby. Thanks so much for sharing with the Monday #pinitparty. Have pinned :)
ReplyDeleteLovely idea, thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday linky. I've pinned to our linky board!
ReplyDeleteVery creative! Thanks for sharing at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteNicely written post
ReplyDeleteGlitters are very useful to make art beautiful. Many people are using glitters in art. They can get different colours of glitters. Children also like to use glitters. We can find dry and liquid glitters also. We can use dry glitters easily with brushes.
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