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crayon resist watercolor painting

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using white crayons and liquid watercolors, Bear and i explored cause and effect by creating crayon resist watercolor paintings.  it’s fairly simple.  we drew on a piece of white paper with the white crayon.  of course, he made the standard “It doesn’t work” comment.  always makes me laugh when little ones say this.
after we were done, we used the watercolors to paint on the paper.  once i pointed out that the paint didn’t go where the crayon was, Bear painted even more to see it again.
here is my elementary attempt:

                (yes, it does look like it was done by a 2nd grader…
                                                                             and i think Bear’s looks better)
 

 

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Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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