Paper Creations

Paper Creations

Paper art can be simple, fun, and very creative. You can tear it, cut it, draw on it, paint it, layer it, color it, crumple it, fold it, or add it to another material. Paper is used to create many forms of art, such as drawing, painting, paper mache and origrami. for example, by using simple folding technique, you can turn a plain sheet of paper into a three dimensional sailboat or even a spring flower.

The Paper Creations section uses a variety of paper products and things such as crayons, scissors and glue. After you turn your simple paper into a rabbit or a beautiful butterfly, you may never look at a sheet of paper the same way again.!

Exploring Colors

Every beginning artist should experience making his/her own colors. Mixing colors is a fun and memorable process-as well as educational. An easy way to this is to allow your child to explore the relationships among colors by mixing paints on his/her own. With an older child, use the terms primary, secondary, and complementary colors.

Have your child work with small amounts of primary tempera paints (red, yellow, and blue). The secondary color can be produced by mixing small, equal amounts of paint color on a foam tray. (Be sure to clean the brush before mixing other colors.)

Paint Care

Paint Care

Of all the art mediums that people (especially children) enjoy using, watercolor paints seem to be a favorite. Teach your child to keep the crispness in paint colors by treating the set properly. Have your child always use the brushes and paints correctly and always go thorough a standard clean-up routine at the end of each project.

If your set of paints is already muddied, have your child clean then in the following step:

1. Beginning with the lightest colors, place a few drops of water in each tray to soften the paint.
2. Rinse the brush.
3. Gently blot the brush dry on a paper towel.
4. Use the dry brush as a “mop.” Soak up the dirty water, and with it will come the dirty paint.

Painting Tips

Watercolor paint, the kind in a plastic, boxed pallet, are used most often in this blog. When tempera paint is used, you will find liquid tempera more convenient and easier to measure than the powdered form.

Some activities call for paint dishes.Pie pans or foam trays work well for these activities. However, it is recommended that you use clean foam trays foam supermarket-packaged baked goods, fruits or vegetables, because meat and poultry trays are difficult to disinfect. You can also mix paint in an ice cube tray or muffin thin.