Today, I had to go register Thing 1 for pre-K. Unfortunately, that wasn’t until 1pm. But, she was super excited about it and kept asking if it was time to go. So, I needed something to distract them, even if it was just for 30 minutes.
The other day, someone posted a cool Masking Tape Letter craft on CafeMom. When I needed a busy craft, I remember it and decided to try my own version.
I had some painter’s paper (mixed media paper for acrylic), so I decided to use that instead of construction paper. Before we started, I tested the blue painter’s tape on the paper to make sure that it wouldn’t rip. None of the paper came off on the tape. The girls and I used tape to put their first initial on the paper.
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| Thing 1′s paper |
I then gave the girls a pack of water colors and a cup of water and set them loose. I told them that they could paint however they wanted, just to cover all of the white area. True to their personalities, Thing 1 painted squares, not mixing the colors at all, and Thing 2 mixed all the paints as she randomly painted her paper.
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| Thing 1 painting |
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| Thing 2′s painting drying |
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| Thing 2 |
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| Thing 1 |
I hung them up on their art display in their room. Now, they’re showing everyone that comes into the house their cool new craft.
