Art Exploration: Yo-Yo Painting
Today we "yo-yo" painted, as Big Snail calls it. To make the "yo-yo's," I used old tights, cut the legs off, filled with dried beans, and tied them off. Next, I filled an old pan with different colors of paint and we headed outside. I love the results! We are going to be using these paintings in a project that we are working on for our circus unit.
This was a lot of fun, quick and easy.
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How COOL! Love that I already have the neded materials. This is going to be a weekend project. Thank you for participating!
My little one has the same green boots and would wear them everywhere if we would let her :)
This is going on my list of things to do when the snow melts. The final result is really pretty!
I've seen those boots before (or at least similar ones), and always think how cute they are every time I pass them in the store.
This is a fantastic idea! Sunnyboy would love to do this.
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. (Storing dressing-up clothes in bags on peg hooks is a great idea that I hadn't thought of. We're putting up more hooks this weekend so I think I'll do that too.)
Also, I love your header photo, it's adorable!!
I LOVE this idea and plan to try it with Caty. Did you just use tempera? Elena
I used tempera paints by Parents Choice (some from a Christmas Present). They are very bright!
What a terrific idea. All my kids would love that. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, my daughter would get a kick out of this activity! I never would have thought of it! I love the artwork it creates.
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I love this! I'm going to try this with my girls. We are always looking for creative ways to paint. We have those boots too. :)
Fantastic idea and delightful execution! I will be featuring this come Sunday in my No Need For the Sunday Paper Post.
This is so cool, what a great activity for the next few weeks when we are overjoyed to get outside again!
I REALLY like that idea! We will have to try it soon!
I can't wait to try this!
What denier Tights did you use...? they look like 70 denier...? where did you get them from...? did you use Brand new Tights ..?
I am not sure what kind of tights we used. They were just some that we had in the closet. I got them from my closet. I bet that any kind of tights or panty hose will work.
Wow! That is such a cool, creative idea! I am going to pass this along to our preschool teacher, I can see the kids being ALL over this! Thank you for showing us!
That looks so fun!! I totally want to do that!
I love it...that is SO creative!! I'm definitely gonna try this with my kiddos...I think they'd LOVE it!
So glad you're participating in our art carnival!
I really, really love this project! I want to do things like this with my kids when they get a little bigger.
Oh! We're going to have to try this with our art group next Friday, what fun!
I have run a cooperative day camp for about 15 years. Here are several ideass that I have done with this art project. Put a step ladder and have the kids drop this from a higher level to see what will happen! If you tape a shirt down onto a tarp and use fabric paint you can get a really cool t-shirt out of this too! Matching mom and child shirts??!!
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