Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Gather your materials and protect your workspace. This project is messy but really fun!
Step 2
Drop a blob of paint onto your paper. Position your straw over the paint and blow.
Step 3
Watch the paint go!
Step 4
Maddie started out making a scene (and a very fine tree), then she saw what fun Trev was having just going wild with color and design, and she decided that was a fine idea! If a design starts to look like something--then, by all means, draw a face on it. Or antlers. Or leaves. Or shoes!
Step 5
Watch how the paint spreads in different directions. Add more paint to the paper and keep blowing through the straw!
Step 6
You can also use a paintbrush to spread the paint around.
Step 7
Try some experiments: What happens when you blow directly over the paint? Or to the side? What if you blow softly or hardly? Does your design start to look like something? Perhaps a tree, face, or antlers? Keep going until your painting is complete!
Final result!
Success! No matter what.
