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Cord and string painting

(4 Years and over)

YOU WILL NEED:

Lengths of string

Paint in polystyrene trays or paper plates

Paper folded in half

  1. Place pre-folded piece of paper beside paint tray/ plate. Open paper.
  2. Drop one end of string into paint, keeping hold of dry end.
  3. Pull string out of tray onto paper until paint covered string is on paper and dry end of the string is at the edge of paper. 
  4. While still holding onto the string, fold paper on top of string with the other hand.
  5. Press down on paper and pull string out.  Open paper.
  6. Repeat with a new color.  Use separate strings for each color. 
  7. For a different design, drag string sideways around the paper while pulling it out.