{"product_id":"using-flowers-as-an-art-tool-a1980","title":"Using Flowers As An Art Tool","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecause preschoolers rely on sensory exploration to learn, your classroom's craft time should be littered with a variety of colors, shapes, mediums, and textures. A great way to explore different textures while bringing spring into your artwork is to use flowers (fake or real) as a painting tool.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisit your local \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecraft store\u003c\/a\u003e or take a walk outside and collect various flowers (large, small, intricate, simple, etc.) to make paint prints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollect your \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-46-arts-crafts-supplies.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eart supplies\u003c\/a\u003e including various colors of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-69-paint.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003etempera paint\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-63-construction-paper.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecolorful construction paper\u003c\/a\u003e, and shallow \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-2721-mini-no-spill-paint-pots-with-tempera-color-cakes.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003epaint dishes\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare shallow dishes of paint (one of each color for each group of four students).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow your students to pick a piece of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-2128-sunworks0174-construction-paper-smart-stack0153-9x-12-300-sheets.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecolored construction paper\u003c\/a\u003e along with three different blooms and get started creating fun textured artwork!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese projects provide colorful decoration for classroom walls, can double as a gift for Mother's day, and will stretch your students' imaginations. A fun extension might be to hold up a finished project and have your students (except for the creator of the art) guess which flower made which print or discuss which colors might have been mixed to create the one displayed in the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/foxtoybox.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/spring-painting-with-flowers.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eFox Toy Box: Spring Painting with Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734079152153,"sku":"A1980","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/using-flowers-as-an-art-tool-a1980","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}