Grade: all
Subject: Art

#1795. Crazy Things Kids Can Paint With

Art, level: all
Posted Thu Jun 15 12:55:40 PDT 2000 by MaryAnn Kohl (maryann@brightring.com).

Bright Ring Publishing, Inc., Bellingham, WA 98226
Materials Required: see list
Activity Time: na
Concepts Taught: materials to save for printing and painting

Crazy Things for Paint and Print
(Alphabetical List)

A
animals, plastic
animals/toys, feet of. . . plastic or rubber
anything you can find . . .
go on a hunt in the garage, kitchen, garage sales, outdoors, everywhere
B
back-scrubbers, many varieties
back-scrubbers, with the bumpy sponge on the end of the handle.
balloons
balls, any variety
balls, golf
balls, Koosh
baskets, strawberry -- plastic mesh
bath puffs, made from mesh
berry baskets
bottle caps
bottles, Coke long neck (make a flower print)
brushes, toilet bowl (clean of course)
bubble wrap
bumpy things, glued to: cardboard, wood blocks, paper towel tubes
C
cans, dipped in paint for nice circles
cardboard, pieces
cardboard, with string glued on to it
carpet and upholstery samples
cars, toy
cars, with wheels
casters
checkers
combs
containers with shaker tops, from seasoning/ herb/ spice
cookie cutters
corks
corn cobs
Crayola construction paper crayons / new
crayons, Crayola construction paper variety
D
dandelions
E
eye droppers
F
fabric of different textures
feather dusters
film canisters
flowers
foam, pieces of
forks
fruits and vegetables
G
gadgets, combine with brush painting
gadgets, variety
gelatin molds
golf balls
H
hair rollers
hair, paint with own
I
J
jar lids
K
keys
kitchen tool, any
knobs
L
leaves
lids, from jars, containers, or bottles
M
marbles
markers, dried out
mashers
meat tenderizers
muffin tins
N
newspaper, crumpled
nylon stockings
O
P
paintbrushes, big ones for houses
panty hose filled with sand
panty hose, feet filled with sand
paper towel tubes
pine cones
pine needles
plastic lids
plastic wrap, crumpled
plungers
popsicle sticks
potato mashers
potato masher, old fashioned with squiggly end
Q
Q-tips
R
rolling pin with fabric or yarn wrapped around
rubber bands, around blocks
rubber bands, grouped together and tied
rubber stamps, old
S
SaranWrap, crumpled
screws, big-headed
scrubbies
seashells
shoes
soap holders with soft bumps or prongs (dots)
soap holders, with suction cups
socks filled with sand (drop from top of climber)
spatulas
sponges, cut up cello
sponges, in shapes
spools, from thread
spools, old thread (place wire through hole twist and form a handle/looks similar to regular paint roller but makes great stripes)
spray bottles
sticks
strawberry baskets -- plastic mesh
straws
string or yarn
T
tooth brushes
tops, from dry Parmesan/ Romano cheese containers (circles and half-moons)
toy cars
toys, any with wheels
toys, broken parts of
U
V
vegetables and fruit
W
worms, rubber bait - feel real in the paint
X
Y
yarn, general
yarn, glued around paper towel tube or glued to any other surface for printing
z