But lately, I worry that I'm boxing Chuck in too much. He isn't always keen to make crafts with me. So I'm trying to let him just explore art materials more... without stressing about what the end product will look like. (It's hard...but I think it's an important process for both of us.)
Today I'm joining with 34 other kid bloggers to share some fun, process oriented art activities that children will enjoy! It's a series all about fun and messy exploration. So check the bottom of the post for a link to all 35 ideas!
Here's my process oriented activity that Chuck and I recently completed together:
Fizzy and Fun Ice Painting
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Here are the materials that we used:
- Tablecloth (so, so, so needed- it got messy!)
- Baking soda
- Kool aid packs (each mixed with about 2 T of water until everything dissolved)
- Droppers
and paint brushes
- Food coloring (although I probably would go with watercolor sets
- Salt
- Spoon
- Extra bowls
- Tooth picks
- Frozen water
Here's how we had some fizzy and fun ice painting:
1. Chuck and I covered the ice block with baking soda. (This was fun to do and really, really cold!)
2. Then, we dropped our kool aid colors on the baking soda to create fizzy eruptions. (This was a similar technique used to make our magic fizzy sand.)
Of course, a drop of kool aid wasn't quite enough... so Chuck ended up pouring out all the colors over the baking soda. The results were lovely and fizzy!
And then to "clear up our canvas" we just poured out some of the excess liquid on top into our large bowl. Then, we had fun dripping food coloring onto the ice and swishing it around with our paint brushes and tooth picks.
And then we just poured heaping handfuls of salt onto the ice and watched as it absorbed all the lovely colors.
Ha! See his green unibrow? As you can tell, we had quite a bit of fun with the food coloring.
So I'm going to try doing more open-ended exploratory- non-crafty projects with Chuck. And if you're looking for more of those types of projects, check out the links below!
- Rainy Day Process Art
- Melted Crayon Fun
- Exploring Art Materials like Scientists
- Splat Painting
- Shaving Cream Bathtub Paint
- Ball Painting
Today's post is part of a series of 35 fun process oriented art posts. So be sure to check out the other posts to find some other fun ways to play and make art with your kids!
