Painting with a Spray Bottle – Vibrant Process Art for Kids
Painting with a spray bottle is such a fun and vibrant way to create process art while strengthening important fine motor skills! Keep on reading to find out how you can easily set up this activity in no-time!
Beyond Painting with a Spray Bottle
No doubt, kids love to get messy with paint, and this activity, satisfies that urge one hundred percent! But what kiddo’s don’t realize is that this art project is actually a fine motor skills activity in disguise!
Using spray bottles are tricky to function – pulling back the trigger exercises some very important muscles in the hands and fingers. Developing fine motor skills is critical for accomplishing so many life long skills from writing to buttoning a shirt and tying a shoe! By combining spray bottles with vibrant colors, each pull lands in a colorful splatter making this hand and finger workout so much fun and one they want to do over and over again!
Painting with a Spray Bottle in Action
This fine motor activity disguised as an art activity gives kids the freedom to create their artwork any which way that they want. It’s all about the process, not the results! The more paint splatters, the better (because it means those hands are really working!).
In terms of mess, use washable paint, and keep it outside in an area you can easily hose down. Using old newspaper keeps things budget-friendly!
Painting with a Spray Bottle in Action
This fine motor skills activity disguised as an art activity gives kids the freedom to create their artwork any which way that they want. It’s all about the process, not the results! The more paint splatters, the better (because it means those hands are really working!).
In terms of mess, use washable paint, and keep it outside in an area you can easily hose down. Using old newspaper keeps things budget-friendly!
Tips for Painting with a Spray Bottle
The Canvas. Unless you plan on saving the artwork, feel free to use recycled materials like newspaper or cardboard.
Paint Choice. As you can see with the mess, washable paint is key. Even washable paint can sometimes me stubborn, so if paint does land on the wall be sure to wash off with soap as soon as the art session ends.
Spray Bottles. Use easy to pull spray bottles, this will allow your kiddos to be able to pull the trigger to release the paint with minimal frustration!
After Spraying. When the kid’s are finished, be sure to rinse out the spray bottles. If paint dries in the top part it may clog and make it difficult to use in the future.
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Materials
- Recycled or Craft Paper
- Washable Paint or Liquid Watercolor
- Water
- Recycled or Craft Paper
- Washable Paint or Liquid Watercolor
- Water
- Spray Bottle
- Tape
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Combine paint or liquid watercolor in a spray bottle in a 1 to 1 ratio. (You can dilute this even further if you are low on paint!)
Step 2
Tape up craft paper or newspaper in an area that can get messy.
Step 3
Let the kids have a blast spraying the paint all over the canvas!
Step 4
When finished, rinse out the spray bottles to avoid dry paint clogging the spout.
Step 1
Combine paint or liquid watercolor in a spray bottle in a 1 to 1 ratio. (You can dilute this even further if you are low on paint!)
Step 2
Tape up craft paper or newspaper in an area that can get messy.
Step 3
Let the kids have a blast spraying the paint all over the canvas!
Step 4
When finished, rinse out the spray bottles to avoid dry paint clogging the spout.
The Educational Benefits Painting with a Spray Bottle
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, spray bottles are such a fun tool for strengthening fine motor skills! They can be tricky to use, but the fun in spraying the paint outweighs all that work!
This activity is also a great opportunity to talk about process art. You can explain that process art isn’t about the final result, it’s about the method used to create. In this case, using a spray bottle! Allow them the freedom to explore the materials and express themselves. If they want to take a break from spraying and use their hands instead encourage this independent and creative curiosity!
The Educational Benefits Painting with a Spray Bottle
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, spray bottles are such a fun tool for strengthening fine motor skills! They can be tricky to use, but the fun in spraying the paint outweighs all that work!
This activity is also a great opportunity to talk about process art. You can explain that process art isn’t about the final result, it’s about the method used to create. In this case, using a spray bottle!
Allow them the freedom to explore the materials and express themselves. If they want to take a break from spraying and use their hands instead encourage this independent and creative curiosity!
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