Bottle cap twist flowers with marker details |
The next step is to lightly moisten the board or paper (I was using scraps of illustration board) with just your fingers in clean water.
A quick twist of the bottle cap makes a great print, mixing the two colors together. Imagine the "Ooohs and ahhhs" of little ones when they take a look at their print!!
The possibilities for compositions are pretty endless: abstract circles, a "hungry caterpillar" like Eric Carle's, wheels, balloons, flowers, etc, etc, ......
And, if you have back-to-back classes, the clean up is REALLY quick!!
Hope your summer is off to a GREAT start!!
This reminds me of the book "The Dot" and would be a fun first day of art activity! Printmaking that is less messy is my friend!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a fun project to do with "The Dot"!!
DeleteSO COOL!!! Great idea! So simple, but great! I am going to try this with my Kindergartens this year! Thanks for sharing this one! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I left my replacement with LOTS of bottlecaps to play with!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS! EASY and FUN PROCESS :)
ReplyDeleteGENIUS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about "genius" but it is a fun thing to do!! I am sitting here thinking about playing around with other applications just because it is so darn easy to clean up!!!!! I may post if I come up with anything worthwhile:))
DeleteCreative idea! Will try this with my LO. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletesuper fun!!! going to try this.
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! Using a simple technique to create a quality image is very rewarding for children.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and simple idea for get some really great prints. Good thinking.
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