Unplug Your Kids: Fireworks in the Sky
I decided to post my Unplug Your Kids: Sky project early this week in case any of you are looking for a fun Fourth of July project.
JediBoy is excited for the Fourth of July this year, because he’s looking forward to the fireworks. We’ve done several things to encourage his interest, including making our fireworks-watching pillows, looking at fireworks online, reading books about the Fourth of July and making these:
Super-simple and totally fun. I picked up a package of round plastic kitchen scrubbers at the store this week. We poured red, white and blue paint onto paper plates and used the scrubbers to stamp the paint onto black paper.
BabyGirl enjoyed stamping, flinging, smushing, squeezing, but not so much tasting. Paint’s a little bitter.
JediBoy had a wonderful time making these pictures, including layering the paint, mixing the paint to add purple and pink to the fireworks, and experimenting with the different look he could get from using a lot or just a little paint.
Easy as fingerpainting, as fun as stamping, and it produces cool fireworks pictures like these. Try it!
July 1st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Very cool, thanks for posting it in time for me to do it before the 4th!
July 1st, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Love the pictures, and the fireworks are terrific.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:59 am
I love this project! Great idea.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Neat! Never thought of a pop scrubber for using as a stamp while painting
They turned out really great. Thanks for sharing,
Nature Mama
July 7th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Really cool! I love painting with kitchen things!
July 7th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Those turned out great! I hope the kids enjoyed the fireworks.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
That is very cool. What a great idea.
Blessings,
Dawn
July 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Looks like such a blast! Also less likely to cause a shortage of oxygen to the brain than my fireworks painting project. LOL
July 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Fun idea to use the scrubbers for stamping! Great results too.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
That looks like something my daughter would love. She loves painting and fireworks!
July 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
how very cool! so simple, yet so beautiful. Thanks for the idea
December 26th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Great idea! Thank you for your creativity! I am going to do this for a lesson on the Chinese New Year and would have never thought of using a pot scrubber!