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This dish wand print flower art project is so easy to do. Grab some round sponge dish wands at a dollar store and a few basic art supplies and you are good to go.
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Supplies To Collect
Gather the following for this dish wand print flower art activity:
- round sponge dish wands
- tempera paint in a variety of colors
- fade-resistant cardstock or construction paper
- paint dishes
- markers
- table cover
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The Dish Wand Print Flower Art Project
To begin this pretty flower art project, pour tempera paint on paint dishes in colors of your choice. Add a little bit of white or yellow paint to your hues to lighten and brighten them if desired.
Next, place a round sponge dish wand in each paint-filled dish.
Then set out 9-inch x 12-inch sheets of construction paper by the paint trays. 8 1/2 x 11-inch cardstock paper works fine too.
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Invite participants to make flower prints with the sponge dish wands by dipping them in a color of paint and pressing them on the art paper.
After the dish wand flower prints dry, ask children to use markers to draw a stem below each sponged flower.
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Two different paint colors for each flower look nice. In the art piece above the two-toned flower prints are created by using yellow paint first. Afterward, each flower gets an additional color with a wand dipped in orange paint.
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Swirling a little magenta and purple paint into white paint before using a dish wand is another way to create two-toned flower art.
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Finishing Touches
Enhance this dish wand print flower art project by adding a saying or including paper embellishments.
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Add a “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting for a beautiful Mother’s Day keepsake craft.
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Glue on a few paper-punched butterflies in a complementary hue for an elegant look.
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More Activities With Flowers
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