purposeful play
Bleeding Tissue Paper Art
simple art activity
Bleeding Tissue Paper crafts are quite popular in our house. Even though they can be a bit messy, we keep doing them because they create the most beautifully colorful creations!
This simple art activity for kids is a wonderful way for children to experiment with color and water in order to create their very own unique piece of art!
Warning-this may stain your child’s fingers for about a day or so.
To learn how to create bleeding tissue paper art with your kiddos and to shop this project keep on reading!
materials
Bleeding tissue paper (make sure the tissue paper is labeled as “bleeding”, or the color may not transfer onto the paper)
Paper (thick, card-stock or watercolor paper works best)
Paint brush
Water
purpose
Engages imagination and creativity
Explores cause and effect
Allows for experimentation with a new art technique
Just plain fun!
Improves fine motor skills
Invites experimentation with color and water
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directions
How to create Bleeding Tissue Paper Art
Before you begin, lay down newspaper, paper towels or place the piece of paper in a tray or cookie sheet to avoid staining your table
Dip paintbrush into a small bowl of water
“Paint” the entire paper with water
Next, add tissue paper squares to the wet paper
Encourage your child to continue adding tissue paper squares
If the paper starts to dry, re-wet with the paint brush
Once your child is finished, leave the paper out to dry overnight
Once fully dry-simply ask your child to wipe off the dried tissue paper squares
The tissue paper squares should slide off very easily once they have completely dried
Admire the finsiehd project together!
Talk about the effect and the colors created
Proudly display your child’s artwork!
