Mother’s Day Kids Art Project by Fun With A Message

Mother’s Day Kids Art Project

Crayon and Watercolor Art

 

 

A Spring Theme Mother’s Day Art

With Spring underway, there’s beautiful flowers everywhere. And moms love flowers.  Flowers painted by little hands make a great  gift  

Flower Triptych

Have fun with the kids making a keepsake to give to Mom for Mother’s Day.  With a little help, kids can make a flower triptych that Mom will love to keep.  All you need is a little paper, watercolors and crayons.

 

Mother’s Day Kids Crayon & Watercolor Art

Most people refer to this technique as “wax resist”  or “crayon resist” art.  It simply means the watercolors won’t paint  over the crayon drawing.   So we will see the outline of the flowers  after painting with watercolors.

This project looks great framed!

 

What you need:

• Cardstock or watercolor paper.
• Watercolors
• Paper Towel
• Crayons

 

Step by Step Tutorial

1. Cut 3 pieces of cardstock in same dimensions. We made them 5×7.
2. Draw with a pencil 3 different flower shapes on cardstock
3. On one of the flowers, write Mom.
4. Have the kids trace the outline of the flower with a light colored crayon- Preferably white.
5. Color each flower with watercolors.
6. To mix colors use a damp paper towel.
7. Frame the paintings

 

Skills practiced:

• Tracing
• Painting
• Mixing colors

Hope you and your kiddos enjoy it!

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Other Mother’s Day  Kids Project Ideas

Here are some more gift ideas for mom:

There are lots of ready to go craft sets to help your child make a gift for mom or grandma.

•  Etch a picture for mom and frame it:
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• Make a beautiful needlepoint flower  for  mom:
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• Make a unique card for mom with pressed flower petals
  • 

 Give mom an art print:

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