Watercolor Sparkle

Watercolor paints are easy and fun for kids to use in art classes, at school and at home. Watercolors clean up easily, need just a bit of water and paper, and can be used by kids by themselves, with a minimum of adult supervision.  The kitchen table is a great place for watercolors.

This shining painting was created with watercolors.  The picture began with a black crayon sketch, then the areas were painted with rainbow tones, letting one color flow gently into another.

After the painting dried, we placed the painting in a flat cardboard box with the sides cut down.  Our young artist squeezed a thin line of white glue along some of the crayon ines, then sprinkled silver glitter on top.  The cardboard box kept the glitter contained and helped with clean-up.

Wow - what a fantastic result!

Materials: watercolor paints, a paintbrush, a black crayon, white glue in a squeeze bottle, glitter in a shaker bottle, a cardboard box with the sides cut down.

Time: 20-30 minutes.

KidsArt Resource: The best Watercolor Paints for kids are made by Crayola….great bright colors, and a paintbrush that actually works!