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I'm always looking for new ways of using white crayons that “magically” appear when painted. This can be integrated with a science lesson on plants and root systems.1. I cut jar templates from letter-size chip board and gave one to each student. Have them trace the jar in pencil on a 9" x 12" paper.
2. Limit the early crayon color selection to minimize mistakes. Students were to trace the jar in blue and draw a ground line in green. Then the plants could be drawn above the ground, and a root was drawn in white below. I found that going straight to crayon worked fine. Sometimes drawing in pencil and then tracing slows the process down. Lastly, flowers could be added to the plants. Emphasize that the coloring needs to be heavy so they should press hard throughout.
3. Distribute watercolor paints and tell the students to use different colors for their ground and jar and background.
2. Limit the early crayon color selection to minimize mistakes. Students were to trace the jar in blue and draw a ground line in green. Then the plants could be drawn above the ground, and a root was drawn in white below. I found that going straight to crayon worked fine. Sometimes drawing in pencil and then tracing slows the process down. Lastly, flowers could be added to the plants. Emphasize that the coloring needs to be heavy so they should press hard throughout.
3. Distribute watercolor paints and tell the students to use different colors for their ground and jar and background.
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THANK YOU! After five years at home with my kids, we were in a rut and I've been struggling to find new things to teach them. Your site has given us many, many fun things to look forward to doing together! Your projects are presented very well and easy to understand. Thanks for the time and care you share here.
sooo beautiful!! I want to do this with my children today! Please tell me, what is chip board?
Thanks for your comment - Chip board is just a thin cardboard that makes a good template. Any posterboard would work too.
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Thanks Cindy, I'm such a fan of good art ideas that I can't stop looking for them. I'm glad to hear you like them too.
Kathy
I really appreciate your blog! My daughter loves to draw, paint, and experiment with any and all artistic media. Your blog has given me some great ideas! Thanks again!
We did this last year with my daughter and her friend - they both went home and did more. It's a winner!
thanks so much for such a great idea.. will be using this for our art project...- t.joma,manila,philippines
I see you managed well to give a use to those white crayons.
Loved this idea!!
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