The children have recently noticed textures in the world around them - the rough bark on trees, the bumps on seed pods, the curved edges of our shelves - so we offered them some interesting materials to use in the art area in order to explore both texture and printmaking.
We encouraged the children to explore what might happen when they applied paint to bubble wrap. They noticed that if paint is placed on the smooth side of the bubble wrap, it leaves a slick print on paper. But if paint is applied on the bumpy side, it's possible to create beautiful printed artwork.
Carefully applying just enough paint to create a good print, but not too much...
Smoothing out the wrap to ensure the paint transfers well...
Lifting the bubble wrap to discover the magic below...
Using complimentary colours of blue, black, and white ensured that even when the paint mixed the results would be stunning!
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