5 Gold Ring Water Color Painting
The 12 Days of Christmas is one of my favorite stories to read with my girls. I love the whole idea. It has been tons of fun to join other in bring fun ideas for the 12 days of Christmas! Today is 5 Gold Rings.
I’m joining 5 other bloggers to Blog about the the 12 days of Christmas! I am happy to say that I’m day 5. This is a fun project and we are really enjoying it! Be sure to check out their posts as well!
Each year we read the 12 Days of Christmas. Two of our favorite books are The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett and The Twelve Days of Christmas by Susan Jeffers.
What you need for this activity: circle cookie cutter, foam brush, water color crayons from Target or watercolor pencils, water and paper.
You start by tracing the inside of the circle cookie cutter. You want to make sure you make a dark line with the watercolor crayon. If you are using a watercolor pencil make sure you do several passes around the circle to get a good line.
Next you wet down the brush and with as little water as you can. Then you move the brush back and forth across the lines to move the yellow color around. When you use less water you get a better swipe of the brush.
Here is a look at our final project.
We had so much fun with this we did some colored rings as well.
If you are looking for some great 12 Days of Christmas books check these out:
Be sure to check out my 12 Days of Christmas Pack!
Day 4: Art Projects For Kids- Four Calling Birds Craft and Coloring Page
Day 5: 5 Gold Ring Water Color Painting
Day 6: Easy Goose Craft
Day 7: Seven Swans a Swimming Craft Round-Up
Day 8: Cocoa in a Jar Gift Idea
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
How fun! I love that you also kept the art fun going and did colored rings 🙂
We tie books into our build up to the holiday as well. I think that reading to a child creates amazing bonds and needs to be part of everyday, and when, we can read special books that tie into the holidays, it creates lasting memories. Turning the books into a craft as well is a great idea.
I’ve never even heard of watercolor crayons but they look awesome!
Wow, this is another good activity! I can totally see my kid using the Montessori metal insets for this work. It’s a wonderful extension for Christmas. Thanks!!
My children would love this simple art project! Thanks for the inspiration.
~ Ashley
Love this easy craft! It’s great for fine motor skills too!
Oh, I love this. What a great activity for my little Matthew! Anytime he can use water in a craft he is a happy boy!