Activity Introduction
Let’s have fun scratching out a colourful picture and uncovering a bright world underneath! This easy activity will be sure to amaze you if you are just learning to use your crayons and make your mark on the world. You can use simple ingredients found in your house to complete this activity.
Safety advice: The last step requires an object to scratch out the picture; the example has used metal skewers but you could also use the wrong end of the spoon to avoid poking any eyes out! Using non-toxic water based paint is safer to use than other more heavy duty kinds of paints.
This is a great one to do together as a family.
Young kids will need supervision.
Ideal for: Early Learning Ages 3 – 4
Themes:
- investigate
- get messy
- playtime
- brain teasers
- be creative
Time required: 30 minutes with waiting time in between
Curriculum connections: The Arts, Science, Critical and Creative Thinking
This activity involves some paint so it’s helpful to have a nice area prepared for your kid/s before they begin. You can reuse some old paper or use up old pastels! Once you are done with the drawing, unfortunately this can’t be put into the recycling bin because of the wax in the oil pastels. Please note that you could also use other colours of paint that aren’t black!
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EYLF – Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
- Black acrylic paint (or something water based/non-toxic)
- Container
- Metal skewer or spoon
- Oil pastels
- Paint brush
- Paper
- Plate for the paint
- Spare paper to put underneath the artwork when painting
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