If you’re anywhere else in the country and are thinking about coming down to Florida for a break from all the biting cold, don’t come this week! We’re getting ready to get hit with some VERY cold temps…reaching down into the 30s! Cold, indeed.
Now, on to the snowflakes!
The trick to painting a white snowflake is to paint the negative space so that snowflake comes out white. Very intuitive, for sure, but I only know this because I saw it someplace else first (if this looks familiar to you please let me know so that I can properly link).
I used watercolor paper and backed a foam snowflake with poster putty so that I wouldn’t have to worry about rippage when removing said snowflake.
This was such a great art project for the kids. For one thing it tied in very well with some of the winter books we’ve been reading. In addition, it’s one of those things that’s just really hard to screw up.
Both of them went at the paper with brushes and two shades of blue watercolor paint. I had to help get in to some of the crevices, but this was otherwise painted entirely by my two toddlers. And, maybe I’m just being a proud mama, but I think it turned out pretty darn good!
Y’ all stay warm out there, ‘kay?
Yikes - that’s cold. Many of our friends escaped DC this week for Florida. Guess it was not much of an escape.
you are right, the girls did a beautiful job! way to go, mommy!!
Beautiful! Stay warm…:)
Great project! It turned out so pretty!
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It’s beautiful - a great framable picture.
Thanks for sharing
They did a great job!
Those would make cute Christmas cards.