Sticky Window Art

I came across the idea of using Clear Transparent Paper and foamies for an art experience on Dana Gorman's Playfully Learning Blog (she found it on another teaching blog).  It is available at Walmart in the bathroom/kitchen section and comes in clear and foggy like we had here.  I was hoping for clear but Walmart was all out.

Dana had put the contact paper on her art easel and filled the trays with yarn and foamy shapes.  Her easel was clear and the children could look through the paper while they created.  Our easel is dark and I was trying to come up with a creative way to do this experience with similar effects.

We ended up taping the paper to the window and it ended up being a great way for light to flow through the paper.

At this point in the year the children didn't have any issues with reaching the window - we discussed if it would be available for all children to enjoy and it was.

We had huge heart flowers.

And butterflies, lollipops, monsters, houses, patterns, and rainbows.

Both the 3 and 4 year old classes enjoyed this art experience.

I love messy art, but this was a GREAT way to include an open ended art experience into your classroom.  Many parents also enjoyed the idea and thought about incorporating it into their homes with their toddlers and other children.

It encouraged creativity and imagination and we also observed the children making things together and using the pieces to tell stories.   It was a refreshing and age appropriate way of including art into the preschool classroom.