You know I stay away from cookie cutter crafts. At first glance this could appear as a craft, but I assure you this is more about the process than the end product. Using yarn to paint is definitely a messy, process-art activity. I have done it several times during play groups (you can also paint with cooked spaghetti!). When y'all asked me for Fall open-ended activities, I remembered that some children said their yarn prints looked like spider webs! I agree!
What better time to try Yarn Prints, than fall when you see spider webs everywhere!
Here's what you need:
- yarn
- scissors
- black tempera paint
- white tempera paint
- white paper
- black paper
- plates to put paint on
- clothes pins (optional)
*** I suggest starting with the white and black paint, but if a child wants pink paint...why not?! That is the beauty of being child-led. Who cares if their spider web is hot pink? Who cares if they decide it isn't a spider web at all? Instead they may have discovered that the colors change when they mix. They may have discovered that they can make a triangle or a circle with the yarn. These discoveries are JUST as important.***
How to play:
1. Squirt some paint onto the plate.
2. Dip the yarn into the paint. Really mix it around. This is MESSY!
3. Put the string onto your paper to make a design. If you hold it tight, it makes straight lines.
**If a child does not want messy hands, she can use the clothespins to hold the yarn.
4. Try a different method. Fold the paper in half. Lay the painted yarn onto the paper.
5. Close the paper. And rub your hand over the paper to press against the yarn.
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