Rain Splatter Painting: A Fun Process Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I wanted to offer a process art
activity for our rain theme this week that would mimic the phenomenon
of real raindrops falling from the sky. I also wanted something that
could be done with materials that we already had available in the
house. We had bought medium toothbrushes by accident a few months
back and I had been itching to find a use for them. By the time we
were finished with the activity, the paper was absolutely covered
with tiny little (and some not-so-little) blue raindrops. This would
be a fun activity for toddlers and preschoolers. This splatter
painting is a little messy, so we decided to do it outside.
What you will need to complete this activity:
- paper
- washable nontoxic paint (blue is a nice choice)
- glitter or glitter glue (optional)
- water
- small paper or plastic cup to hold the paint
- toothbrush
- Popsicle stick
- drop cloth (this is necessary if you are doing the project indoors, optional for outdoors)
Making the Painting with Your Child:
To start, you'll need to thin the paint a bit. First we tried a half water, half paint mixture. That was too thin. Instead of sticking to the toothbrush, it just ran off immediately. Eventually, we reached a 2/3 paint, 1/3 water ratio. I found that was thick enough to stick to the toothbrush, but thin enough to fly off in tiny droplets rather than big globules (Yay!). Little M. requested that I add some glitter glue into the mixture, so we did.
To make the paint splatter, simply dip
the toothbrush into the paint mixture until it is well coated. Hold
the toothbrush bristle side up and scrape the bristles from front to
back with the Popsicle stick.
This activity could be adapted in a few
different ways. We noticed that the rocks we used to weight the
paper down (it was a bit windy outside) left big white marks on the
paper. You could use masking tape to section of bits of the paper to
create some sort of design, or you could provide a variety of
cardboard shapes (a raindrop, perhaps?) to protect an area of the
paper, leaving the “white space” bespeckled with little irregular
droplets. Alternatively, you could cut the paper into a raindrop or
umbrella shape for the child.
If you enjoyed this process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers or found it helpful, please share on social media or leave a comment. I would love to hear from you! Happy painting.
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