What to do:

• using bright colors children string paint with different numbers of strings to see what kind of effects they can create.

String Painting

Colors, Numbers and Shapes

How to do it:

• place lengths of string in buckets of paint leaving an end hanging out to grab
• children lift string out of paint and gently drag the string over the surface of their paper
• replace string and choose another
• repeat until desired image is achieved
• label work and clean up
• dry images flat