Color Explosion- Shaving Cream

We did a Color Explosion Experiment earlier that you can see HERE with oil this is the same concept just with shaving cream this time

The kids enjoyed droping different colors and waiting to see them explode through the layer of shaving cream

The shaving cream in the end was its own project the kids swirled the colors around

Lipstick Kiss Painting

We had so much fun doing lipstick kiss paintings.

All you need is paper, lipstick, and a mirror

Kaia and Mikey were so excited about this. They filled paper after paper with tons of kisses which were so cute.

Kaia calls them Princess kiss pages

Contact Paper- Collages

Making a button collage on sticky clear contact paper
Choosing the right buttons for the project- I save all my buttons I have bags and bags of them. Ithink I might do a button sensory table later. Although I know it will be so messy.
Tissue paper resist contact paper collage.

1. We made a construction paper frame and put it on a piece of clear contact paper.
2. We decided what we wanted to use as our resist Kaia decided she wanted her name while Mikey wanted a puppy.
3. The kids put their resist on and then added tissue paper pieces in whatever colors they wanted.
4.. Add a contact paper backing to seal it all in and enjoy a beautiful pic that looks great in a window.

Contact Paper- Squish Painting

For my Post on how to make a Contact Paper- Squish Painting visit this link on my permanent site Familylicious

Egg Carton Challenge- A Jellyfish Forest

Our Jellyfish forest For my Post on The Egg Carton Challenge- Our Jellyfish forest visit this link on Familylicious my permanent site.

Frozen Watercolor Painting

Its been really hot so I took some liquid water colors and froze them in an ice cube tray
I went to goodwill abd bought a white table cloth for $3


We then went to town painting away


It was awesome, we still had some frozen paint left so I stuck it back in the freezer for another day.

Crayon Melt...

For my Post on how to make amazing Crayon Melt Art visit this link I have WONDERFUL TIPS and more plus tons of pics on my permanenet site Familylicious






For my Post on how to make amazing Crayon Melt Art visit this link I have WONDERFUL TIPS and more plus tons of pics on my permanent site Familylicious

Space Art

Materials Needed:

Tempera Paint
Shaving Cream
School Glue
Paper Plates

Directions:
Mix the ingredients into dishes until they reach the desired consistency.

I would say 1 part paint, 1 part glue, 3 parts shaving cream sounds about right. But mess with it until you get it the way you want it.

Feather Painting and Thankful Sign

The kids had the option of writing their own letters or there were premade letters available. They then threaded and tied fabric through the letters to create a sign.

They also painted with feathers they were encouraged to use both sides of the feather.

Dyeing Pasta or Rice

Materials Needed:
Rubbing Alcohol
Pasta or Rice
Food Coloring or Liquid Water Colors
bowls or Ziploc Baggies
Drying area
Paper towels or paper bag (to soak up excess liquid)


Directions:
1. Portion out your pasta/rice into equal amounts for color distribution. Place the pasta/rice in bowls or ziploc baggies.
2. Cover the pasta/rice in rubbing alcohol you don't want the pasta/rice to be floating just cover to the top
3. Add food coloring/ liquid watercolors. STIR.
4. Let set for several Hours I let this batch set for 5 hours usually I let it set for 12-24 hours. Make sure that your bowls are covered with plastic wrap or your ziploc baggies are closed securely
5. Drain the liquid and place the pasta/rice on a drying area put papertowels/ paper bag underneath them to soak up excess liquid
6. Let dry for at least 2 hours
7. Enjoy! The alcohol does not absorb into the pasta or rice so they stay dry and crisp even after soaking.

Variation: This can be done with cooked spaghetti noodles for a fun sensory tub experiment!

Marble, Golf ball, and Magnet Paintings

Magnet Painting:

Materials Needed:
Paper plate (the cheap kind not the waxed kind)
Magnet Wand
Tempera Paint
Magnetic balls

Directions:
1. Put small drops of paint on plate
2. Now place two magnetic balls IN the paint and then hold a magnet UNDER the plate.
3. Using the magnetic wand under the plate use the wand to move the marbles through the paint and watch the colors mix





When I taught the two's I was terrified of having marbles in the classroom so instead we used Golf balls.
Golf ball Painting

Materials Needed:

Golf Ball
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a golfball in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the golf ball into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the golf ball into the box 3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the ball through the paint



Marble Painting:

Materials Needed:

Marbles
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a marble in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the marble into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the marble(s) into the box
3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the marble(s) through the paint