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Wind and Rain Process Art

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We love any art project that is process-based and can be transformed into something fridge-worthy that we can send home. This Rain & Wind Process Art project is the perfect example. The kids made so many observations about the paint as they worked, so it turned out to be a good science experiment and oral language exercise too. Win-Win-Win.

Rain and Wind Process Art

Criteria for an awesome preschool art project:

  • Quick and Easy to set up
  • Materials that are always on hand
  • Process Oriented
  • Can be transformed into something “fridge-worthy”

Rain and Wind Process Art

The set-up for this one is so easy:

  • Mix blue tempera paint with a bit of water
  • Provide small eye droppers (available in most pharmacies or online HERE) and straws
  • Give each student a blank sheet of construction paper.

Rain and Wind Process Art

The students drop the paint onto their papers like it is raining. (If your paint is too thick, it won’t drop easily. Just add more water.) Then they use a drinking straw to blow “wind” on the puddles.

Watch as the paint moves around on the paper according to where the artist is blowing. They will start to notice that the thicker drops of paint move slower than the runnier, watered-down paints.

Students can blow the paint across the paper or into designs. Our kiddos were saying to their friends, “Look what happens when I do this!” “Wow, watch this!” and “Look! I can make wind.” It was very exciting. 🙂

Rain and Wind Process Art

When the Rain & Wind projects are dry, cut them into raindrop shapes.

If desired, also cut a raindrop frame and glue the painting to the back of the frame. They look great hanging by a window, on a bulletin board, or at home on the fridge of course!

Find LOTS of Art inspiration and ideas HERE:Art Projects for Preschoolers

Here’s a link to an entire 10 days of Spring themed activities and lessons!

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1 Comment

  1. Erica Cardinal

    July 19, 2016 at 11:05 pm

    I love the use of straws in this activity. It really ramps up the fun factor!

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