Well, since we were dumped on with all this snow again it gave us another opportunity to paint the snow!!! This time we used brushes instead of spray bottles. We used about a cup of water and five drops of food color or liquid watercolor. The brush method was not working well because the mixture was freezing on our brush so we ended up doing more of a Splatter Painting like the artist Jackson Pollock. So here were our results:
Cassie enjoyed the Splatter Painting, but then I suggested spraying the trees with the spray bottle technique and thought that turned out pretty! (spray bottle technique) I was really disappointed with the brush idea and knew we had to wait for a bit of a warmer day! Here is a tree picture:
We ended up having a warmer day yesterday so we tried out the brush technique again. Still pretty discouraging for a preschooler, but I noticed that the foam brushes were working better because they held more color and spread it out better! Much better success! Solution: Use a foam brush and wait for a day over freezing!!!
Here is my little Artist at work:
Here is a BEAUTIFUL snow painting (with a foam brush)!!!! The Artist told me that it is herself with the sun and it is raining!!! I think she is ready for Spring!!!
Have you had successes with snow painting?
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