Paper Painting
Recommended Age Range: 4 years to adults
Messiness: moderate mess
Duration: 30 minutes – 3 hours
Spend time, improve art: quality over speed!
Completing an art picture with care and dedicating sufficient time can yield even better results, even though it may take a bit longer.
Child Developmental Areas
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Objectives
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Fine Motor Skills
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Develop fine motor skills through cutting, tearing, and gluing paper pieces.
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Creativity and Imagination
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Encourage creativity and imagination by allowing children to use different coloured paper and designs to create their artwork.
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Language and Communication
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Develop language and communication skills by allowing children to express themselves through their artwork and share their ideas with others.
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Elements of sustainability Promote environmental awareness by using recycled materials and encouraging the donation of coloured paper for future projects.
Supply List for Paper Painting
· A collection of different coloured paper, recycled painted paper, magazines, discarded children's art, wrapping paper, old books, junk mail: greeting cards, packaging materials, printer paper
· Scissors
· Glue
· Pencils
· Recycled cardboard at least 30 cm x 30 cm to use as a base
· Printouts of line drawings
· Blank paper
Preparation
1. Gather all the materials needed, including a collection of different coloured paper, scissors, glue, pencils, and recycled cardboard at least 30 cm x 30 cm to use as a base.
Activity
2. Start by introducing the activity to the children and explain what they will be creating. Ask them to think about what they want to make before starting.
3. Show the children the boards of recycled cardboard that are the background and the variety of coloured paper to choose from.
4. Have the children either choose from a printed line drawing (this could be to a theme, I offered pictures of local birds and provided small colour pictures to show what colours could be used) or blank paper and pencils, so they can draw their own design. Have the children glue down their designs onto the board.
5. Remind the children to be careful when using the scissors and glue to avoid any accidents.
6. The children can choose the colours of paper they need for their picture and then have the children tear or cut the paper and arrange the pieces on the cardboard to create a picture. They can glue as they go or wait until they are satisfied with the arrangement and then glue everything into place.
7. Encourage the children to be creative and experiment with different shapes and colours to create their pictures.
8. Allow the glue to dry completely before displaying their artwork for everyone to see.
To avoid making a mess, lay down a protective cover over the table like a plastic tablecloth (I use a recycled blackout curtain).
The printouts not chosen can be set aside for later colouring in or reference.
Collect all the coloured paper for the next project. Encourage the children to donate different sources of coloured paper to the collection.
