GORGEOUS MIXED MEDIA LEAF PRINTING ART FOR KIDS TO MAKE

Create dramatic leaf printing art using watercolors and acrylic paints! Kids will learn easy watercolor techniques to create a colorful background for their leaf prints.

MATERIALS – Watercolor paper – Watercolor paint – Collection of leaves – Acrylic paint in black or white – Coarse salt – Paper towels and scrap paper

TOOLS – Paintbrushes – Wooden board and painter’s tape (optional) – Paint palette and water dish

INSTRUCTIONS 1. First, start by preparing your watercolor paper. Taping your paper down to a wooden board helps to keep it nice and flat as kids paint and as it dries.

2. Start by painting one color at a time and dabbing it onto the paper while it’s still wet. To add in another color, make sure kids rinse their brush first.

3. Once you are done painting the background, sprinkle on some coarse salt while the paper is still wet. Kids can sprinkle on as much or as little as they like.

4. Take the leaves that you collected and have kids place them onto their painting to get a general idea of where they want to print them.

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