From our planning session, we discovered that the group had lots of ideas for painting activities, so we devoted this week's meeting to painting! We started with set up and our usual opening ceremony. Once all the tables were set up and covered, we introduced the five activities for the evening:
- Painting on Canvas - We provided stretched 5" x 7" canvases, acrylic paints and brushes or all different shapes and sizes. Canvases were 2 for $1 at the dollar store and paints and brushes were from our Unit supply.
- Watercolours - We used the 3 watercolour paint sets in our paint box and provided blank card stock as a base. This is better able to handle the water than regular paper.
- Splat Painting - Girls were provided with cardstock, cotton balls and small amounts of washable paints in small tart pans. Although the suggestion had been splat painting, most of the girls used the cotton balls to dab and smear paint when creating their designs.
- Finger Painting - This was a request we hadn't expected, but were able to provide washable paints and glossy paper for this activity.
- Tile Painting - We did this activity earlier in the year and it was popular. Tiles were from the Habitat Reuse Store and we used the same acrylic paints and brushes provided for painting on canvas.
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