The prompt: simple.
The experiment: worthwhile.
The outcome: pretty incredible.
I was looking for something to keep the kids busy that wouldn’t be too messy. I thought it was about time to finally try the Pinterest craft of painting in a bag, thereby creating a mess-free work of art. The idea is to put a piece of paper in a ziploc bag, drip paint in, close the top securely, and then let the kids press the colors around to make art.
A couple things we learned:
- Acrylic paint is too thick to really work, but the paintings are still pretty.
- Food coloring works very well but you do end up with a blend/brown of colors at the bottom of the bag.
- My children created works of modern art worthy of the Tate in 5 minutes without making a mess.
Yeah, color me impressed.
You really can’t argue with mess-free painting! 😉
