All the DAZE Productions: Visual Art Activities

All NEW Ideas for 2012...
Paint with Snow
Make snow paintings using one cup of Ivory Laundry Soap and 3/4 cup water. Have your child mix the
ingredients together using hand beaters. Paint on black construction paper with small brushes.

Snow Painting
Materials: icing sugar, water
Directions: Mix ingredient together. Let children finger paint. Great for toddlers or anyone who like to eat
paint!

Baby Powder Finger Paint
Materials: finger paint, paper, and powder
Directions: Finger paint with pastel colored paint. Sprinkle the paint with baby powder to give it a different
feel and smell.

Caterpillar String Puppets
Materials: Egg Carton, Yarn, Glue, and Scissor
Directions: Cut out all of the egg cups. Poke a hole in the bottoms. String the cups on yarn to make a
caterpillar. Cut another piece of yarn tie one end to the front and the other near the eighth egg cup.
Make caterpillar crawl by holding the loop of yarn and moving it up and down.

Customized Light Switch
Materials: light switch plate, acrylic paint,small brushes.
Directions: Using a small brush, have you child paint on a design or a picture or his/her name. Wipe
mistakes off with water. Let dry completely before screwing back on the wall.

Yarn Dog
Materials: colored rug yarn or thick knitting wool, paper, white glue, dog pictures, cardboard
Directions: Trace a good, clear picture of a dog, the larger the better, onto the cardboard. Cut yarn or
wool into 1 or 2 inch strands. Use an egg carton to separate colors to make selecting and handling of
yarn easier. Child glues yarn strands on dog outline to make hair and tail. Draw mouth and eyes and
define ears and tail. Finally, invent and appropriate name.

Walking Collector
Materials: bottle of glue with brush attached, strong cardboard
Directions: Go for a walk. As child finds things, glue them onto the cardboard. Let her decide where the
things should go and what to do with the things that don't stick.

Squishy
Squishy balls are just balloons filled with corn starch or flour. You fill the balloon with the flour or corn
starch and tie it off.

Personalized CD Coasters
Decorate a CD with sequins, glitter, confetti or whatever and cover with clear contact paper. Voila!

Picture Punch
Materials: white paper, colored paper, paper hole punch, glue, crayons.
Directions: Cut white sheet of paper in half. Have child punch holes at random or attempt to make
particular pattern using hole punch. Glue back of sheet and place it on top of sheet of colored paper.
Use crayons to enhance.

Yum Yum Art
Materials: vanilla instant pudding, shelf paper, food coloring, small bowls, mixing spoons.
Directions: Mix instant pudding according to directions. Divide into 2-3 small bowls. Add different food
color to each bowl and stir till blended. Spread out some shelf paper and proceed to use pudding mix as
your child would use finger paint. When child's hands get messy, he/she can lick them off.

Visual Art DAZE