Water Art

Wax-Resistant Underwater Painting

Materials

• Wax Crayons or candles
• Watercolor paints
• Large paint brush
• Paper

Draw a design on the paper of an underwater scene using crayons or draw a design with pencil; then color over it with a candle. Completely wash the whole area of the paper with watercolor paint. The colored areas will resist the paint and reveal the drawing.

Water Painting

Materials

• Buckets of water
• Large paint brushes
• Spray bottles filled with water

Go outside and paint pictures with water on the sidewalk or the wall of a building.

Lake In a Jar

Materials

• Baby food jars with lids for each child
• Baby oil
• Blue food coloring
• Glue

Mix blue food coloring with water. This will be the lake, so make it as blue as you want. Have the children carefully fill their jars to approximately 2/3 full. Pour in baby oil to fill the jar. Glue the lid on to the jar. Gently rock the lake, and the waves will form. Turn it on to its side and make big waves.