I gave out 9×12 white paper and crayons and told the kids they had to fill the whole paper with different colors and designs. My kids got really into repeating patterns around the circles like mandala art.Scratch art is one of those lesson kids of all ages LOVE to do and although it’s very easy for us teachers to buy the ready made scratch art paper, I much prefer my students to learn from ‘scratch’ how to make make their own. These give a good selection of nib shapes and sizes for scratching different patterns and are safer for younger children.Īs they scratched away the paint from the surface of the CD the shiny silver showed through and looked fantastic against the colourful paint. You can buy special scratch art tool kits pretty cheaply too. I encouraged them to make any kind of design they liked and we gathered a selection of metal objects from around the house to use for scratching. The kids enjoyed getting creative with a scratch off pattern. They decided that it didn’t allow them enough detail because the paint was too runny and ran into the scratches so they left them to dry for a few hours and them tried scratching again. Once their CD’s were covered in paint the kids explored scraping patterns into the wet paint. Must importantly to have fun with the process! I made sure that I didn’t tell them the answers to any of their questions but instead encouraged them to experiment, explore and do what feels right to them.
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