This was a fun painting project Emily and I worked on together while Clara took a nap this afternoon. We were thrilled with how this turned out! Mark said he wants to hang this painting up in Emily’s room once it is completely dried, and I couldn’t agree more.
This painting was done on a leftover piece of cardboard. We used a styrofoam cup as a stamp to make the circles with black paint. (Whenever possible, use washable paints with kids!)
Then we both had fun painting the circles all different colors. Where the circles overlap, we tried mixing the colors together. Emily could paint all day long, so this was the perfect art project for her!
Once all the circles were filled in, we painted any leftover spaces black for a more finished look.
August 19th, 2009 on 7:48 pm
My that is adorable and definately frame and wall worthy looks like she had a blast doing it too.
You are so dang creative Wish we lived close I'd send my children over for craft hour
lol
August 19th, 2009 on 8:05 pm
Beautiful! This will look great on her wall.
August 19th, 2009 on 8:14 pm
That is fantastic! I want one for my bedroom!
August 19th, 2009 on 8:29 pm
Beautiful!
August 19th, 2009 on 8:30 pm
Guess what we're going to be doing tomorrow!!! That's so awesome and very frame-worthy!
~ Jennifer
http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com
August 19th, 2009 on 8:42 pm
it's gorgeous. you come up with fabulous ideas i cant wait till my little one's older so we can have fun together being crafty and creative like you guys do : )
August 19th, 2009 on 9:34 pm
that is very cool and adorable!!
i will have to give it a try!
thanks for your continued support..
shraddha
August 19th, 2009 on 9:40 pm
so simple yet so delightful!
August 19th, 2009 on 11:58 pm
I totally adore this. I have plans for doing it tomorrow with my boys. I even featured it on my blog
August 20th, 2009 on 7:07 am
We do something similar with markers… we don't use a cup (and I love that idea) and the kids draw random shapes and squiggles and then color them in. The results are truly amazing! I may do something with this cup idea… a little glue… a little something else… I'll keep you posted for sure!
August 20th, 2009 on 1:55 pm
Your family does such great art project. I love this!!
August 20th, 2009 on 3:46 pm
Very cool! This reminds me of the line art we did a while back…
August 20th, 2009 on 8:54 pm
That is definitely a work of art. Will you take a picture of it hanging in her room? I'd love to see it.
August 21st, 2009 on 12:13 am
I love it, too! I've starred it in my reader for when our little guy is old enough to paint in the circles. He'd enjoy the stamping part now, though, so we might give it a try soon anyway.
August 22nd, 2009 on 3:41 am
great idea!! i definately want to try this activity when my son gets older
August 22nd, 2009 on 10:17 am
Valerie: Your blog is better-looking and more organized than most professional blogs. Congratulations on creating such a terrific Web product.
August 22nd, 2009 on 11:11 am
What a fun little art lesson! She did a GREAT job! I am totally impressed.
Val
August 22nd, 2009 on 3:56 pm
Love it! Linked to it here. Thanks!!!
August 25th, 2009 on 11:57 am
Oh how beautiful! I want to do this myself. =) I'll be linking.
August 29th, 2009 on 8:27 pm
Wow that is an amazing painting! It must look amazing in her room. I would love to do this with Emily…she loves to paint to so I think she would really enjoy it!
I am really enjoying all of your wonderful and inexpensive ideas! You are really so creative :0)
October 5th, 2009 on 9:00 am
We will have to try this. We have been working with color mixing and this will be a great extension. THanks
October 5th, 2009 on 5:08 pm
I love this! My kinder class will love this project. Thanks for the inspiration.
October 8th, 2009 on 11:45 am
i am absolutely trying this at our house! i love it!
October 19th, 2009 on 1:19 pm
Recently found your site and I LOVE it!!! My 9 yr old son and 6 yr old daughter were on Fall Break this past week. Being damp and cool, we needed an indoor activity; the Modern Art was perfect! They had a blast and I ended up with 2 lovely art pieces. Thanks for the wonderful ideas!
October 26th, 2009 on 3:33 am
Awesome idea, I was thinking what to do was my kids after work.
Thanks!