I wanted a quick and easy art project for stations this week. I checked out pinterest of course. I saw a cute painting inspired by Robert Indiana's LOVE painting and sculptures. The directions called for foam. I had none. I also didn't want to use fingerprints. Hmmm. What to use instead of foam? I thought I had some plastic folders that might work. While hunting for that I found a box of blank transparencies. Well, I sure wasn't using those anymore (thank you document camera). I cut the film in six inch letters - making three sets for stations. I needed painters tape and my husband helped me out there. I cut a 12 X 18 piece of white construction paper into a 12" square. Here's what it looked like before the kids painted.
We were able to reuse the letters without reattaching the tape each time. In my hunt for plastic I also found a box of "dabbers." Perfect. So easy to use. The kindergarteners used up to 4 colors on their paintings. We were careful to cover all the edges of the letters so the letters would be clear when we removed the transparencies.
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See some of the dabbers on the table. |
Did I mention our Sight Word this week is LOVE!
Gotta LOVE it!
Here's a link to the fantastic original idea LOVE