Mark-making Project
You can do so many things with your hands. You can scoop up a handful of sand. You can hold a spoon and maybe even push a button through a button hole. You can make art with your hands too. These children are making marks on paper with their hands and fingers. You can use one finger at a time, all of your fingers at once, or the side of your hand to make marks.
Tape a large sheet of paper (about 18”x18”) onto a newspaper covered table surface. Pour ½ cup of finger paint onto the paper. Allow a child to play on the paper to get a feel for what can be done. This is a very tactile experience and most children love it, although some do not like to get their hands messy. Children may choose not to make a representational drawing. It is good if they choose to simply play or manipulate the paint. This project is great for experimental play because the marks can be wiped out repeatedly for a fresh start. For some additional fun, you can use more than one color on any single work. Some children made marks with their fingers to show sunshine and flowers, below.
Finger Paint Recipes:
1. Boil liquid starch until thick, and then add tempera or food coloring. Or 2. Mix wheat paste (wallpaper paste) and water, and then add tempera or food color. The paint should be thick like pudding. Some people use pudding! Use slick paper like Reynold’s Freezer Paper or Butcher paper for best results.
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