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Faded Sun Prints

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Materials

Colored construction paper, not fade-resistant type

Small objects such as buttons, charms, paper clips, pencils, lace, ribbons, etc.

Instructions

1. Place the sheets of construction paper outside in direct sunlight.

2. Ask each child to arrange some objects on the paper to create a design.

3. Leave the paper with the objects in the sun for several hours.

4. When the children remove the objects, they will see the prints the objects left behind on the paper.More to doArt: The children can make frames for their sun prints.More science: Allow other objects to fade in the sun, for example, other types of paper, cloth, ribbon, plastic, etc.

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