Today we are making nature painting using different materials that we have found outside. Instead of using paintbrushes we have used a feather, stick and various different leaves.
This makes for different textures and patterns on the paper and makes the activity more interesting than normal painting! It also means that half the fun is exploring and finding interesting items to use as a paintbrush.
Here’s how we made our painting:
First we went on a walk (or you can see what you can find in your garden) and searched for different materials that we could use. This is great for children’s cognitive skills as they think about what items would work well.
On our walk we found feathers, sticks and leaves but your child might choose flowers, pebbles or pinecones..every child’s materials will be different.
This activity will also change depending on what season you do it in; during spring the artwork may be made using more flowers!
We brought them inside and set up paper and some paint.
Now it’s the child’s turn to use all the materials that they found to paint. They may like to brush the paint on or stamp it on.
Here’s what we created today but yours may look very different!
We hope you enjoyed mixing nature and artwork today!
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!