This is a lovely keepsake for parents as it is painted on board canvas. I purchase my canvas boards at Michaels in packs of 10 with my 40% off coupon. I use the cheap liquid craft paint.
STEP ONE: Mix up several mixtures of blue for the pond. Remember to have one a bit on the purple side or pinkish.
STEP TWO: Let the children cover their canvas with broke strokes of these colors. I let them “go for it.” Let this dry before the next step.
STEP THREE: I give them several sizes of lily pad tracers to trace on their canvas.
STEP FOUR: I mix up several shades of green and let them paint the lily pads. Let this dry before going on to the next step.
STEP FIVE: I mix up three colors for the lilies – pink, light pink and yellow. I tell them to begin with the darker pink and build to yellow. Then we use the side of a cardboard piece and scrape lines into the wet paint. Let this dry before going on to the next step.
STEP SIX: Finally, I give them a selection of oil pastels to use. First, I offer white and blue oil pastels to make “swirls” in the pond. Second, I offer pinks and yellows to add lines to the flowers. I suggest they out line the flowers and lily pads. Finally, I offer greens and yellows for lines on the lily pads.
This is beautiful – really a great keepsake!
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It’s wonderful. We’re following your lesson and doing our own today. We watched Linnea in Monet’s Garden a few days ago when I had too much of a migraine do do formal lessons:) This painting is a timely follow-up. Thanks!
Hello, I am an art instructor and am always on the lookout for projects to do with my pre-k students. I was at first a little weary of the multiple steps, and the letting it dry period. But the project was a huge success! My students with not as precise motor skills were able to create much looser paintings, and my little perfectionists could be as meticulous as they wanted! I teach a large group of students and created a blow drying station between the steps. Thanks so much sally, you’re the best!