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Tissue Art Activity for Kids

Materials

  • Glue
  • Paper cup or small plastic container
  • Water
  • Paintbrush
  • Paper
  • Tissue paper cut into 1?2-by-16-inch strips
  • Scissors
  • Sequins, beads, glitter (optional)

Directions

  1. Pour a small amount of glue into a paper cup or small plastic container, and add about a quarter cup water to get the consistency of paint.
  2. Have your child use a paintbrush to paint the glue solution onto a piece of paper.
  3. Then, crumple up strips of brightly colored tissue paper and press them onto the paper.
  4. Use a variety of colors and add sequins, beads, and glitter for a real piece of art.

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Copyright © 1998 by Patricia Kuffner. Excerpted from The Preschooler's Busy Book with permission of its publisher, Meadowbrook Press.

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