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Look! Saran Wrap Art Project

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Cool huh? All you need are some watercolor paints and Saran Wrap, and voila, you've got something that looks quite impressive.

 
 

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Apply the paint liberally in pretty color blocks and then add wrinkled Saran Wrap while it's still wet. After it dries, peel off the Saran Wrap and you'll have a piece of modern art good enough to frame and hang in your child's room. Thanks Artful Parent!

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I'll have to try this project with my 2 year old. When we finger paint, we use plastic wrap too. He paints on paper, then I put a sheet of plastic on top. He can squish around the paint underneath and then paint more on top.

posted by liveoak on May 13th 2008 at 12:19pm
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I used to teach and one project the kids loved was this. Also try bubble wrap. If you really want to get fancy, drop a few sprinkles of salt or a couple drips of rubbing alcohol in the watery paint (separately). It's fun to see the kids react and it's a good science lesson!

posted by Co co on May 14th 2008 at 8:32am
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