Spatter Paint

We were introduced to so many activities when I was a child. I guess it kept us from sitting around whining about having to do.

We would take some of the biggest cucumbers from the garden. They were cut lengthwise and the seeds scraped out. With a stick for a mast and a piece of paper for a flag we sailed our ships in the washtub all afternoon. 

Cutting soft branches from a weeping willow sounds boring. But when you pick dandelions and other wildflowers magic happens. You can braid the flowers in with the branch from the willow tree. It makes a bee-u-tee-ful wreath for a princess crown.     

 l sorts of creative things. Some were shown To us by older people. Some we came up with on our own.

I do not remember who first had us spatter paint. Possibly it was in school.  

We had a clean piece of paper. We would place an object on the paper. Large leaves are nice. Then there is a piece of screen like they have on the door in summer. A wooden frame for it is handy but not necessary. You might want to wear old clothes or something to cover your clothes. We will get messy.

Have the screen about 6 inches above the paper, Water based paint like they use in school works best. Dip an old toothbrush into the paint. Scrap the toothbrush back and forth across the screen. Doit until you have the desired amount of paint spattered on the paper.

Then you carefully remove the leaf or whatever object you chose. Let the paint have a few minutes to dry.

You now have a lovely work of art.