Sparkly Finger Paint

21 May 2012 - 10 comments

I've been trying to make our lessons more playful. So Friday morning, I decided on a whim to let the kids finger paint.  I couldn't find any in the school, so I squirted a bit of blue and white tempera paint on a finger paint board, then mixed in a dab of dish washing liquid. I thought it might add to the creamy texture AND help a bit with the clean-up.  While the kids were finger painting, I sprinkled silver glitter on their hands.

Needless to say, they LOVED it!

After they finished making swishy swirls and delicious designs, I took a print. When these dried we used the Pete the Cat template from First Grade Blue Skies to cut out Pete faces. Here's the final result!




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10 comments

  1. sandi21 May 2012 at 15:22

    Those are sooo cute!

    sandi
    rubber boots and elf shoes

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  2. Miss Foote21 May 2012 at 15:28

    How fun! Pete the Cat and your class can just keep on grooving!

    Laurie
    Chickadee Jubilee

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  3. FirstGradeBlueSkies (Jennifer)21 May 2012 at 15:41

    Seriously...BEST idea EVER! You are awesome!
    Jennifer
    First Grade Blue SKies

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  4. Lisa R.21 May 2012 at 16:11

    Oh my goodness, I LOVE that idea!!! Absolutely brilliant!

    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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  5. Mrs. Cupcake21 May 2012 at 18:14

    Very cool and very unique!!
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

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  6. Sheree Peterson21 May 2012 at 18:26

    So cute! I'm going to have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
    Petersons-Pad

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  7. Theresa21 May 2012 at 21:32

    I LOVE these! So going to do this at the beginning of September!! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Miss Trayers22 May 2012 at 05:41

    I found this idea just in time. We are doing a day of fun activities to close out the school year and I'm in charge of the fingerpainting. They will love that we can add some sparkles to it! :)

    NotJustChild'sPlay

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  9. Michelle22 May 2012 at 18:49

    I love your idea of adding glitter. I like to add food flavors to paint so the paint smells good. For example, when we painted candy canes in December, I added peppermint flavor extract. My room smelled sooo good. I love your art work, too!

    Michelle
    Teach123

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  10. Corinna22 May 2012 at 23:10

    How fun and cute:) My daughters would love this!! Something fun to experiment with this summer:)

    Aloha,
    Corinna

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