Our crafting fun has ground to a halt this week as I'm knee-deep in laundry after embarking on the dreaded toilet-training with Wugs and dealing with a sick Dooey. The craft I'm posting about today was carried out one rainy afternoon a few weeks ago. I got the idea to shine light through greaseproof paper whilst writing up my post about how to make a light box.
I unrolled a large sheet of greaseproof paper and sellotaped it to the worktop. Then I added a few drops of food colouring (I used red, yellow and orange for Dooey) to separate containers and added a few drops of water to dilute the colour slightly and to ensure it lasted longer. I passed the paintbrush to Dooey and off he went - happily painting away! This was his first proper painting session and the first time he has carried out an activity in the play tower. He looked so proud of himself!
Once he had finished, Wugs had a turn and chose this colours (green and yellow). Once the boys had finished, we headed off to the coffee shop for a treat whilst the paintings dried. Later, I hung them up on the balcony doors where the colours caught the light. I have thought about turning this artwork into something, but at the moment I'm enjoying the paintings for what they are.
What we used:
Large sheets of greaseproof paper
Food colouring
Paint brushes
Note: Although food colouring stains the hands, I discovered that if you wipe the hands as soon as the children have touched the food colouring, it takes out the colouring almost completely. Thankfully both boys used the paintbrush throughout most of the session!
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