Materials
White bulletin board paper
Aluminum pie pans
Various colors of tempera paint
Soft bath sponges
Instructions
1. Hang the bulletin board paper on a wall, at the children's level.
2. Fill the pie pans with the paint.
3. Have small groups of children dip the soft bath sponges into the paint and press them all overthe bulletin board paper.
4. Upon completion, the children will have created a colorful, festive bulletin board or wall backdrop.More to doDramatic play: Encourage the children to dress up with colorful beads and masks and have aMardi Gras parade.More art: String beads for Mardi Gras necklaces. Make Mardi Gras masks out of paper plates andcolorful feathers to hang on the bulletin board.
