What to do:
- using bright colors of paint and paper shaped like butterflies, children squash paint to create interesting wing designs.
How to do it:
- pre-cut out desired paper shapes
- encourage children to fold their papers in half and then open flat
- drip assorted colors of paint onto one side of the paper shape
- fold paper back in half along crease line and ‘squash’
- open paper and look at design
- add more drops of paint of assorted colors and repeat
- dry flat
Squash Painting