Painting is a great way for kids to express themselves. And just like many of the other activities they enjoy it can be quite messy! Splatter painting is especially messy, but it creates a very interesting effect.
Splatter painting works very well for winter scenes. When you do the splattering with white paint, it looks just like falling snow. Here’s how you and your child can create a winter splatter paint masterpiece.
What You Need
- Construction paper in a variety of colors
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paint in white and other colors
- Bowl
- Toothbrush
- Silver glitter
- Newspapers
- Easel
- Smock
Instructions
1. Using construction paper in black or another dark color for the background, create an outdoor winter scene. A simple village looks nice, or you could create a Christmas scene with Santa and his reindeer. You could cut shapes out of other pieces of construction paper and glue them on, use paint to create a scene, or do a combination of both. If using paint, let dry completely.
2. Since this craft is so messy, it’s best to do it outdoors. If attempting it indoors, make sure to cover the work area thoroughly with newspapers. And dress children in old clothes and/or a smock.
3. Hang the picture on the easel with some newspaper behind it. (If you don’t have an easel, tape some newspaper onto a wall and tape the picture onto it.) Pour some white paint into the bowl, and add a little water if necessary to thin it out to a “splatterable” consistency.
4. Dip the toothbrush into the paint, and sling it onto the picture to make snow. Use as little or as much paint as you like.
5. If you want to add some sparkle to your painting, sprinkle a small amount of sliver glitter onto it while the paint is still wet. Shake off the excess over a pie pan. (Keep in mind that the paint will not hold as much glitter as glue would.) Let dry and hang up for all to see and enjoy.
Tips
For best results, do a test splatter before splattering paint onto your picture. To do this, simply hang up a blank piece of dark construction paper and splatter the paint onto it. If the paint runs, it is too thin. If it’s hard to splatter, add a little bit of water and try again. Keep working with it until it’s just the right consistency.
If you’re making your scene out of construction paper cutouts and don’t want them to have “snow” on them, glue on only the background items before you do the splatter painting. Let dry, and then glue on the figures in the foreground.
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