I am enjoying a creative blog called: lets-explore.typepad.com
"Amy" shares fun ideas on many different topics.
This activity on lets-explore.typepad.com reminded me of an art project I once did in elementary school, so we gave it a go.
My 3 year old was a little perplexed as she drew with a white crayon on white paper and nothing showed up...but the payoff came when she began to watercolor her "relief" masterpiece.
It is wonderful to expose your child to many different artistic techniques and mediums. This activity provides an opportunity to explore the "crayon-relief" or "crayon-resist" technique:
*You'll need paper, a white crayon (you can use other colors too), watercolor set with a brush and water. (You can also used watered down tempura paint.)
Have your child draw a picture with the white crayon on white paper. Be sure to press down hard so the "relief/resist" effect will work.
Now when your child watercolors on the paper, the white crayon will resist the water color and stay white wherever it is on the paper.
Your child can watercolor a wash of colors over the whole piece of paper, or like my three-year old, just watercolor where she wants and the crayon relief will expose itself in random places.
Lisa
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