I found this idea for crepe paper painting in MaryAnn Kohl’s book First Art (and I’ve seen it around some blogs in the past) so I thought today would be the perfect day to try it.
Warning: This activity stains hands for a day or two. It can be as messy as your child’s age. The older the child the neater they can be… but for the young ones they seem to dig right in!
Materials needed: Crepe paper, white paper(I use card stock for painting activities), rubber band or string, and some water.
Roll up some crepe paper. Tie a rubber band or a string to keep it circular.
Dip in water and paint.
An older child would dip the tip of the crepe paper into the water and paint thus keeping it slightly mess free. If you then wanted to reuse or it became soggy all you would need to do is cut the bottom wet part off.
Deen on the other hand decided to jump right in…
He soaked the crepe paper and found it exciting to squeeze the color out.
At this stage my heart started pounding… look at the mess!! at the excitement he showed… very proud moment indeed.
Don’t faint at the mess… it really wasn’t THAT bad cleaning it up … I Promise!
Here is his finished but still wet painting.
I am going nuts here – I LOVE this! Maybe I just know M will love it because it's so messy, but I am really excited to do this. I'm mad at myself for not having crepe paper on hand because I want to do this right now, lol! Thanks for sharing such a great art project!
I am curious – is crepe paper the same as tissue paper? I am not so sure that I will do it here, but Deen is clearly enjoyed this activity.
What a fun idea! I bet that was a great memory maker.