I found this awesome painting idea from MrsHarrisArt! I like that it used mixed media and it was simple enough for my 4 year old to do.
The boys took turns doing this as I didn’t want them to be in a hurry to catch up with each other. This took Caleb (9yo) 30 minutes to finish while it took Mateo (4yo) about an hour.
Materials:
1. Painting paper or any big paper that can hold paint
2. Pencil
3. Markers
4. Crayons
5. Paint – we used washable paint and acrylic paint
Step 1:
I showed them pictures of Birch trees and they drew the trees using a pencil. Then they traced it with a black marker. The trees and branches were easy for them to draw since they were just lines.
Step 2:
I showed them different patterns that they could use to fill in their tree trunks. We used Google for this. 😀
They picked a pattern inspiration for each trunk and used a marker to draw.
Step 3:
Color in the patterns with crayons.
Step 4:
Fill in the background with paint and let it dry.
***In the meantime, Luc was also busy doing his own mixed media thing.
Domestic Goddess Tonni 