Kid's Activity: Let's Make Bubbled Paper!
by Carol Jordan
Materials:
• Liquid tempera paints in different colors
• Mr. Bubble (or other bubble mix)
• Bubble wands
• Paper (copy-type paper, not construction paper)
Directions:
Cover the wall area and floor with newspaper or plastic shower curtain to protect from paint. Hang the paper at a convenient level for your child.
Mix about ½ teaspoon paint into ¼ cup bubble mix. Use only one color of paint per batch of bubbles. Dip bubble wand into colored bubble mix and then blow bubbles onto paper.
Either lay flat or hang to dry.
Use a pale blue and the resulting paper makes a great background for a seascape or a sky. Bright green can make a forest. Tan can be a seashore or a desert. Besides backgrounds, these marbled papers can be used as stationery or to cut out glue-on figures for collages, pictures and cards.
Carol Jordan is the mother of 2 children. She has been a preschool teacher for 9 years and is working toward a CDA (Child Development Associate) an Early Childhood Education professional credential.
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