Art Project #9: Fingerprint Dandelions

We had such a fun time with our quick and easy fingerprint Dandelions painting yesterday.  I'm finding as we do more and more art projects for our 100 Days of Art challenge that our biggest challenge is finding something my boys want to do!

I have learned that they prefer quick and easy crafts... like this one.



We looked up a few different versions on Pinterest and then dove into our project.

The boys started by picking what color paper they wanted to use and then used a thumbprint to make a dark brown center for their dandelion.




We used a paintbrush to add a stem and a small portion of leaves beneath each dark brown center; I showed the boys how they could add grass to their pictures too if they'd like but Alec was the only one who took me up on that offer.


We then set aside our papers to dry.

Once the background was all dry we used white finger paint and our pinkies to make small dots all around in a circle near our brown centers; even going over them.  I showed them how they could make it look like the dandelion was starting to break away from the flower and Alec even added a few wisps of dandelion to his grass.

My sample 

Evan's LARGE flower 

Alec's set of flowers (see the wisps in the grass?)

We set our paintings aside to dry a second time.

To finish off our paintings we used a fine line sharpie to draw little stems on each of our dandelion wisps.

Like this:


Alec's completed painting 

Evan's 

Ian's
Aren't they adorable?



Others in this series:

Comments

  1. Jennifer DodrillMay 18, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    These are so CUTE!! Pinning!

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    1. Mother of 3May 18, 2016 at 4:15 PM

      Thank you for the Pin! So glad you liked them.

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  2. Savannah NoeMay 23, 2016 at 11:52 PM

    These are so cute and so fun! Such a neat way to teach kids about dandelions, while also being artistic at the same time. Absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing <3

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    1. Mother of 3May 24, 2016 at 6:54 AM

      My boys sure are pointing them out now everywhere we go!

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  3. April SMay 24, 2016 at 12:36 AM

    Oooo I like it! I need to have my boys do this! Thanks!

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  4. Erin VincentMay 25, 2016 at 7:16 AM

    Awe, love this project! I need to do this with my kiddos. What a fun way to get in some paint play.

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    1. Mother of 3May 25, 2016 at 3:42 PM

      It was a lot of fun and I think it will be fun in a few years to look back and think of how much their fingers have grown.

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  5. April SJanuary 7, 2017 at 5:03 PM

    I'm always having trouble clicking to your site from mine, and I have no idea if it's a blogger-wordpress thing or what. BUT I"m so excited b/c today it WORKED. This art project is awesome b/c even my family could accomplish it.!!! Thank you!!

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    1. Mother of 3January 7, 2017 at 5:27 PM

      Oh I am so glad it worked and you found an art project that worked for your family!

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  6. Amy BenhamMay 18, 2018 at 7:35 PM

    Oh my goodness, these are so cute! I am going to have to try this with Matthew! I think he would love it!

    Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell!

    Blessings,

    Amy

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    1. Mother of 3May 21, 2018 at 6:43 AM

      Thank you! I love having their fingerprints to look back on.

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  7. Hannah and the TwigletsMay 18, 2020 at 5:55 AM

    What a lovely craft idea - these look so effective! :) #anythinggoes

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  8. Shelley (Wander & Luxe)May 19, 2020 at 2:29 AM

    What a lovely and easy craft idea - I'm sure my daughter would love to try them! #AnythingGoes

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