One of the finest things you can do to support your child's imaginative personality is to show them an appreciation and love for art at a young age. Because kids love to explore many things in life, it is often quite rewarding to give them experiences which are really enriching when they are little. In order to avoid squashing their sense of experimentation it is important to keep the overall focus on enjoyment and exploration, instead of giving them the feeling that there is a right or wrong way to produce art. Here are a couple of exploration projects which both you and your child should find pleasurable, if you are searching for something to enhance their art appreciation.
Having Fun With Finger Paints
Making use of finger paints is one thing that even the smallest child can have fun with. The idea of using their hands to apply and move around the paint is usually quite appealing to children. Also, finger paints can be very straightforward to use, and cheap as well. All you need to have is a good supply of paper, a variety of finger paint colors, a protected table surface, along with an apron or worn out clothes for the child to wear. You might even produce your own handmade finger paints by combining a quarter cup of cornstarch, a quarter of a teaspoon of salt, one and one half tablespoons of sugar, and a cup of cold water together in a saucepan. Cook the mixture for about ten minutes at a low heat, stirring constantly. When the blend thickens to the same consistency as finger paint, remove it from the heat and let it cool off. Separate this blend into a few small plastic containers of some kind, and then add a couple of drops of food coloring to each container, and then you will have a nice amount finger paint in many colors for your youngster to have fun with. Once their works of art are dry, place a couple in colorful large picture frames to ensure that they can experience the pride of having their artwork displayed on the wall.
Colorful Scratch Art With Crayons
Crayon scratch art is usually a preferred choice among youngsters, because they seem to enjoy an element of fun and surprise in their art. Begin by protecting your table with paper or perhaps plastic. It might also be a wise decision to put paper or a drop cloth down on the floor to protect against stray crayon particles as they are scratched off. Give your child several pieces of paper, along with a large variety of different colors of crayons. Encourage them to use a variety of differing colors to draw designs on the paper, making sure to cover the entire paper surface in colors. Do not use any black crayons to do this step. Then have your child color over the whole paper surface using a black crayon, covering up the colors. Let them scratch patterns on the paper using some kind of object such as a plastic spoon or wooden popsicle stick. This will take away the layer of black crayon, and show the wide array of colors underneath. In order to get the effect they desire, they may choose to scratch off as little or as much of the black crayon as they would liketo. When finished, brush the surface of the paper to remove any loose crayon particles. The end result is a kind of inverted art, which can be very interesting. Exhibit a few of their best works in shiny metal picture frames.
Your youngsters will love showing their inventive personalities with these simple but fun projects.
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Autumn Lockwood is a writer for Your Picture Frames. Display your favorite photos in one of our 5x7 black picture frames. Shop online and see our photo frames now or call 800-780-0699.
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