by Andrea Mulder-Slater
This is a super simple 15 minute filler activity where children learn how to transform washable markers into watercolors.
Note: This is a condensed version of a KinderArt Club lesson plan. Members can find the full version inside the Hearts a Plenty Bundle.
What You Need:
- Thick white paper (Sulphite), 9″ x 12″ (one per student)
- Washable markers
- Paintbrushes and water
- Scissors (optional)
- Black construction paper (optional)
- Glue (optional)
What You Do:
Concentric means circles and rings that are inside one another and have the same center. Following this concept, students will create concentric heart paintings.
To begin with, children draw a heart in the middle of their paper using a washable marker.
Then, they continue to add more hearts radiating out from the original center heart, until they run out of paper.
Using a wet (but not soaking) paintbrush, children run the brush along each of the marker lines, one at a time.
The marker lines will run and bleed, much like watercolor paints.
Give it a try and keep creating!
Note: This is a condensed version of a KinderArt Club lesson plan. Members can find the full version inside the Hearts a Plenty Bundle.
