Art with Children and #9

Here are pictures of the girls' aprons. I started by having them draw their pictures onto freezer paper, giving them some guidelines about size and not to worry about the small details. I then cut out their designs and ironed onto aprons I made another day. Using stencil brushes and fabric paints (they love Lumiere), they applied paint over the stencils. Once the paint is dry, we removed the freezer paper.

Always remember when doing art with children to give them some guidelines, but let them experience the process. It's not about the end product "looking good," but about the opportunity to make art with grownup supplies and learn what works and what doesn't.


Sarah (age 7) chose a fabric marker to write her name. She learned that next time she'd like to use paint with more contrast for the details on her gingerbread man.


Sophie (age 4) would have no part of the fabric markers. She wanted paint and a brush to write her name on the apron. She did change her mind when adding hair to her angel. She learned she has more control with a fabric marker.


And with leaves still on my brain, here is #9 of my daily 5x7 challenge: