Give your childs fine motor skills a workout while getting creative!
Thispaint print art activityis an easy way to inspire imagination in a completely crafty way.
And, you might adapt it for almost any holiday or season.
Learning and Development
Cut the Styrofoam into shapes that are at least as big as your childs hand.
Pick a favorite animal, make a portrait of a person or go with a holiday theme.
Your child will use the edge of the craft stick to press into the Styrofoam.
Press hard enough to see the lines, but not so hard that the craft stick pokes through.
This is an excellent exercise in self-control and motor control.
Pour the paint into pools.Use a palette or a piece of wax paper to hold the paint.
Let your child experiment with mixing, blending her own colors.
Turn the plate over so that the paint side is facing down and press it onto the paper.
Press down on the back of the Styrofoam.
Peel the print plate off of the paper to reveal an image.
Wash the plate off with a wet paper towel.
Reuse it with another color of paint.
Your child can keep printing, making multiple images from the same plate.
Artsy Extensions
After your child has made several prints, line them up.
Ask your child what looks the same and what looks different.
Your child can make the prints look even more different by adding on to them.
Does your child want to display her awesome artwork?
