This is a very fun rainy day activity or take it outside on a nice day for less clean up. We did this project at our Art-Tastic Tots camp. It could be two separate projects (tissue paper shapes collage and Textured Salty Watercolors) or layers them for a multi-process affect (like we did).
What you need:
- Card Stock Paper (holds up much better then regular weight paper)
- Tissue paper cut into a variety of shapes (or torn if you don't want to focus on shapes)
- White Glue mixture (50% glue, 50% water)
- Pponge brush (6 packs available at the $1 store)
- White glue
- table salt
- Watercolors (we like the Crayola Watercolor palates for kids)
- Soft paint brush (plastic bristle brushes don't work)
- Tray with raised lip
What to do:
- Have children use glue mixture to paint on tissue paper. We found painting some mixture on the paper, sticking the tissue down and then painting over top worked best. Use glue mixture sparingly to avoid tearing and bunching the tissue (unless that is the look you are going for). Encourage the children to layer tissue paper to create different colors and affects.
- Let tissue collage dry.
- Squirt white glue (not mixtures) in designs over top of collage.
- Put glue covered collage in tray and cover with salt. Gently tap away extra salt.
- Using a very wet paint brush choose a water color and gently tap brush along the salty glue. The salt will absorb the paint and spread over the salt. Continue with different colors. Using a very wet, paint filled brush is key!
- Let dry over night.
And voila! A beautiful, colorful piece of art that teaches kids about colors, shapes and texture!
