Rolling Pin Painting

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Materials

Fingerpaint paper

Spoons

Tempera paints

Rolling pins

Instructions

1. Give each child a sheet of fingerpaint paper.

2. Have the children pour a few spoonfuls of paint on their paper.

3. Help the children fold their paper in half.

4. Show the children how to hold their rolling pin and roll it across their paper, back and forth.

5. When they are finished, have them unfold their paper and reveal the symmetrical design theycreated.More to doCooking: Have the children roll out sugar cookie dough with a rolling pin, then cut and bake.More art: Roll playdough with rolling pins.Movement: Let the children gently massage each other's back with a rolling pin.

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