It is time for Project: Recycle & Create and this month we are reusing cardboard rolls! We used cardboard rolls for this fun process art activity.
Prepping
I added bubble wrap, elastic bands and foam stickers to cardboard rolls. One could add other stuff as well to explore different textured printing.
Drops of paint were added to a large paper:
With the second round my daughter did squeeze the paint onto the paper(great for hand strengthening) and chose the colours:
She rolled the cardboard rolls through the paint drops to see what prints it made:
This got quite messy, but she loves messy, see: mixing the colours seems to be more fun than the intended printmaking, but that is the whole idea with process art: it’s about the process and not the product!
End results: not very pretty, but pretty awesome in terms of sensory exploration!
Would your child(ren) like this type of activity? What would you use on your cardboard rolls for printmaking?
See these awesome cardboard roll activities and crafts too:
Fairy Palace by Peakle Pie
Quidditch Broom Craft by Play and Learn Everyday
Seed Pots by The Gingerbread House
Cardboard Roll Printing by Teach me Mommy
Decorated Bracelets by Mum in the Mad House
This looks like some messy fun! The options are nearly endless for the patterns you could create!