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Day 24: Kids Crafts–Glue Resist Painting

October 24, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

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Hello! How was your weekend? I got to spend the majority of mine with my 4 year old grandson, which is always a huge treat. I love seeing how his personality is developing and how his mind thinks.

Grandson: Do all grown-ups have kids?

Me: No. I couldn’t have my own kids. Your daddy was 7 years old when he came to live with me.

Grandson: Hey Gramma! I’ll be your kid, ok? Yay! Now you have a kid . . . me!

What he doesn’t remember is how I cared for him from the age of 5 months to 18 months, nearly every day. And yes, he was my baby. Or the closest thing to it that I’ve ever experienced.

a faithful attempt via Pinterest

When we get together I like to do some sort of crafting. Pinterest has been a huge source of inspiration. We haven’t tried this glue-resist project together yet, although I tried it myself first.

The source, A Faithful Attempt, showcases a variety of art lessons for different grades. This particular lesson was for 6th graders, not a preschooler. While I love all the art theory and exploration she covers, I think it’ll just be fun for him to color with paint.

It was for me!

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I poured some glue on watercolor paper in the shape of a pumpkin then set it aside to dry overnight.

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I didn’t have any watercolors, as the tutorial suggests, so I just watered down sections of the paper and then lightly applied some acrylic paint.

 

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I’ll definitely use watercolors with Grandson, but I liked the affect of the pale color with the raised glue lines.

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I also played around with painting the glue lines, but I didn’t care too much for that. I think just the plain lines and some watercolors would be great fun for kids of all ages.

What do you think?

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Last weekend we glued some tissue paper on dollar store bowls and then painted them orange.

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Did he care that Gramma drew the face? Heck no! He’s very proud of his pumpkin luminaria that he helped to paint. (with a flameless votive inside, btw)

What fall crafts are you doing with your kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews, this year? Please share some simple ones, ok?

 

Adventurez

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