Flowers Are Many Colors

Materials

crayons

coloring pages with flowers

poster board

magazines and books with pictures of flowers

Instructions

-Each child could bring along their own inexpensive frame.
-Prepare paper for painting that will match the frame sizes.

1. Talk with the children about people in their neighborhood.
2. Distribute the black markers to the children and ask them to draw someone who is special to them. Have them also draw people in their neighborhoods.
3. Show the children how to use the paint as a "wash" over the black ink drawing portraits.
4. Once dry, insert the pictures into the photo frames and display them around the room as an art exhibition.

Can the children share their ideas and knowledge with others?
Do the children express themselves through forms of art?
Can the children successfully complete the activity, working independently?