Spray Bottle Painting

This probably isn't new to you, but it is to me! Suggested by one of my fabulous Jilly Jumbles customers, we gave spray bottle painting a whirl at our place this spring! 

I picked up four cheap spray bottles from Woolies - less than $2 each - filled each with a different coloured squirt of paint diluted with a little water. Then tapped long rolls of paper to our fence OUTSIDE (we love the paper roll from Ikea - it's nice a thick), and whacked on our Jilly Jumbles craft aprons!

Bobs your Uncle, Fanny's your aunt (not that I've ever understood that saying) - we were ready to create! My three and five year old boys LOVED experimenting with this craft!! And all I had to do was hose the fence down afterwards, happy days!

'Painting is primarily a blend of colour, texture and design. Young children are almost overwhelmed with the sensation of colour blending with colour and are amazed at their own power to create beautiful images, unusual designs and new textures...
'Paint is thick, drippy, transparent, opaque, airy or glossy. The wonderful qualities of paint combine to lead a child on a new sensory adventure. Encourage the young artist to experiment rather than copy our examples exactly. Mix paints and textures, let different techniques be combined for delightful new effects.'
 
Extract from 'CHILDRENS ART AND CRAFTS' The Australian Women's Weekly 

  (One of my favourite 'go to' books for crafty ideas!)

We even came back to our artwork the following day to create a very special banner!! (We forgot to put on our aprons that day...that was a mistake...but we live and learn people...we live and learn...)