Easter is almost here and I am looking for different ways to build up the excitement. (That don’t include chocolate). I really adore plastic Easter Eggs for this purpose, because they are more versatile than you would initially think. Today we tried some process art with them and I loved the unexpected ways that my kids used them to create. Have a look at how we did Easter Egg Stamp Painting.
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Benefits of Process Art
One of the huge benefits of process art is the mindfulness involved. It gives children a chance to relax and express their feelings. There’s also no right or wrong way of doing it, so your child will be able to fully explore the materials you are giving them, encouraging imagination and cognitive development.
I do a lot of process art with my kids. One reason for this is that they are still very young and aren’t really able to follow craft instructions by themselves. Which means I would be doing it for them and that just defeats the whole point. Some of our favorites include Splat Painting, Toothbrush Painting, and Fizzy Painting. It’s so easy to do all of these process art ideas with things that you already have at home.
But my latest success has been Frozen Paint. I used a variation of my Washable Window Paint Recipe and froze it. Having something cold to play with added a dimension to the activity that my kids loved. They didn’t really apply the paint directly to the paper. Instead, they painted their hands first (so they could feel it) and then made handprints instead. I’m so glad that I made a whole batch, because now it sits in my freezer, ready to use at a moment’s notice.
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How to do Easter Egg Stamp Painting
I’ve found that the best way for my kids to do painting, is to stick some butchers paper to our little play table. Which is perfect for a few reasons:
- The paper doesn’t move
- which means no stealing of siblings paper and no fights
- It doesn’t fly off the table on a windy day
- I’m not worried about paint getting all over the table
Setting up this activity is so easy. Place a few colors of paint on a plate, cover the plate in foil first for easy cleanup. Then put your plastic Easter Eggs in the paint. Your kids will stamp, or brush the paint onto the paper using the eggs. Or, as my little girl did, decide to paint the actual eggs with some fingerpainting instead.
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This was a really fun activity that didn’t turn out the way I had envisioned. My little girl painting the eggs instead of the paper was a wonderful twist. I love watching their little minds come up with possibilities all on their own.
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