Art with Raindrops
[15 Minutes]
The word art is derived from the Latin “ars," meaning skill. Art is a combination of skill and creative imagination. Art takes on many forms and mediums. Use coffee filters and food coloring to freely express yourself while creating a work of art. This "drippy" activity will keep you busy and even help to decorate your house on a rainy day.
You'll need:
• 3 baby food jars • coffee filters • food coloring • eye droppers • water • newspaper
What to do:
- If possible, print out these directions. Read them through with your child before you begin.
- Help your child cover the workspace with newspaper.
- Invite her to fill three separate baby food jars halfway full with water.
- Let your child mix 15 drops of yellow, red, or blue food coloring into each of the baby food jars.
- Place one coffee filter flat on newspaper. Using the eye dropper, ask your child to squeeze a few drops of each color onto the filter. Watch what happens when the colors get near each other.
- When dry, use these colorful papers to make butterflies by twisting a small pipe cleaner around the center. Or, gather the filter in the center and staple it to a green construction paper or pipe cleaner stem to make a beautiful flower.
Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.
- What colors do you think will appear when all the colors are dropped onto the coffee filter?
- How can we make these filters into flowers?
- Can you think of anything else to make with the coffee filters?
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