Paper Batik
Introduce your preschooler to two art media with this mixture of tempera paints and crayons.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Preschooler's Busy Book
Paper Batik
Materials
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Tempera paint, liquid
- Paintbrush
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Hot iron
Directions
- Have your child completely color a piece of construction paper with crayons.
- Show her how to crumple the paper carefully into a tight ball, then gently unfold the picture and notice how the surface has cracked.
- Brush contrasting liquid tempera paint over the paper to create a mosaic effect.
- When the picture dries, place it on a sheet of newspaper and cover it with a piece of thin paper.
- Using a patting motion, iron the paper with a hot iron to smooth the wrinkles and to transfer the original image to the blank paper.