Thursday, June 27, 2013

TOILET PAPER TUBE INSPIRED ART PAINTINGS - LEARN & LINK (LINKY)








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We had some friends over this week for a play date while they were here we did an toilet paper tube inspired painting!

Materials:
Watercolor paper
toilet paper / paper towel tube
Paint brushes
Watercolors
Black Acrylic Paint

Have the children dip the circle opening of the toilet paper tube into the black acrylic paint and then use this as a stamp on the paper. Using their creativity, making whatever pattern on the paper they desire.

Allow the acrylic paint to dry or else when the kids water color the black with smudge. Then have the kids watercolor the circle imprints or the outside of the imprints, whatever their imagination takes them!
My 8 year old decided to use a lot of colors and he even colored the outside of the circles.
While my 5 year old loves the color blue, his painting is simple.
For my 4 and 2 year old they painted on thick card stock paper. My 4 year olds painting is on the left and my 2 year old on the right.
 

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16 comments:

  1. These are very creative! Quick and easy craft.. thanks for sharing!

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  2. I'm adding this to my summer fun list as an idea to do with the kids! thank you!

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  3. What a fun idea! This is something to keep my son busy this weekend.

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  4. I saw this in my kid's school, on the wall for a class' art project. It was so cute. And Your kids did an amazing job. I need to do this with my kids this summer. :)

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  5. Such a great idea!! I knew saving those TP rolls would come in handy one of these days!! Definitely giving this a try....my walls could always do with some new art :)

    Sofia
    From PDX with Love

    PS: my favorite is the painting by your 5 ear old, love its simplicity.

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  6. What a great way to recycle the toilet paper tubes. Love the art your children created.

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  7. super creative, love it and the kids looked like they had fun too.

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  8. Those paintings turned out very nice! I saw this on Pinterest and added it to my board. I think it is a great idea. I love toilet paper tube crafts. Fun, economical, and eco-friendly!

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  9. Very creative, can't believe I hadn't thought about that yet. We do make characters out of them and binoculars. I love how each of them shows a different idea, colors, etc. (http://homemom3.com)

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  10. oh this is so neat. gotta do this with kids. http://www.heartscontentofamama.com/2013/06/benefits-of-using-natural-cosmetics.html

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  11. I love this idea! And it is so open ended, lots of directions you could take this in. I am pinning this on to try with my kiddos!

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  12. Looks like a lot of fun!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.