Painting with String

Another idea from Pintrest!

You'll need:

• pans/plates - larger size
• paint
• yarn
• construction paper

Cut the string into about 5 inch pieces. At first I started with longer strings but I found that the kids needed more room to move the string over the paper than I had. So the shorter the better.

I put 2 or 3 strings on a plate and put the paint on top of the string. This was the quickest way to get the strings covered and allowed the kids to see progress right away.

I made sure the kids had enough room to run the string over the paper without bumping into their neighbor. I put them into little groups so they can share paint colors.

Then I let them PAINT!

The finished products!

WHAT I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME:
Some of the kids were uncomfortable with getting their fingers messy (weird!) so I would clip a clothes pin on the end of each string so they have something to grab the string with =)