Every once in a while there are those great accidental combinations in our world; peanut butter and chocolate comes to mind! In my world colored glue and spin art came together; and boy was it a combination! (If you keep reading, and you've heard of this before, please let me know! I have never heard of this combination...and I was pretty excited!)
After I wrote about record player art with markers, several people suggested spin art on the record player. I just couldn't figure out a way to keep the paint contained! Silly me! There's no need to cut out the bottom of a bowl or bucket, just create a large cone to go INSIDE the bowl...or a flat piece of paper for the bottom of a bucket. The record player will turn the entire bowl or bucket as long as it is attached somehow to the turntable! (Obviously, the only difference with the two is that the glue will drip to the center of the cone!)
So I began experimenting! I started a hole with an Exacto knife in the bottom of a dollar store bowl. I then used a screwdriver to make the hole large enough to fit over the record player spindle. I cut several circles out of white paper and cut a slit from the edge of one side of the paper to the middle. I rolled the paper to create a large cone and taped it shut. I then taped the paper to the inside of the bowl. (As we go, I also may attach a strip of Velcro to the bottom of the bowl and the turntable to keep the children from pulling the bowl off the turntable)
Now was the time to experiment with paint. But...wait; I had just made four bottles of colored glue with tempera paint and glue! Hmmmm....I couldn't figure out any real reason why we COULDN'T use colored glue. In fact, it may be an even more interesting experiment as it dries, as the glue will dry in bumps and textured lines on the paper!
So, I began squeezing various colors in the bowl. It was a wonderful experiment....and I am POSITIVE the children will enjoy this tomorrow! I think they'll also enjoy the textured finished product as it dries! I'm not so sure it will go down in history as a combination as incredible as peanut butter and chocolate. But in my room, it ranks right up there with the best of them!
After I wrote about record player art with markers, several people suggested spin art on the record player. I just couldn't figure out a way to keep the paint contained! Silly me! There's no need to cut out the bottom of a bowl or bucket, just create a large cone to go INSIDE the bowl...or a flat piece of paper for the bottom of a bucket. The record player will turn the entire bowl or bucket as long as it is attached somehow to the turntable! (Obviously, the only difference with the two is that the glue will drip to the center of the cone!)
So I began experimenting! I started a hole with an Exacto knife in the bottom of a dollar store bowl. I then used a screwdriver to make the hole large enough to fit over the record player spindle. I cut several circles out of white paper and cut a slit from the edge of one side of the paper to the middle. I rolled the paper to create a large cone and taped it shut. I then taped the paper to the inside of the bowl. (As we go, I also may attach a strip of Velcro to the bottom of the bowl and the turntable to keep the children from pulling the bowl off the turntable)
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| The bowl with a hole in the bottom to attach it to the record player. |
So, I began squeezing various colors in the bowl. It was a wonderful experiment....and I am POSITIVE the children will enjoy this tomorrow! I think they'll also enjoy the textured finished product as it dries! I'm not so sure it will go down in history as a combination as incredible as peanut butter and chocolate. But in my room, it ranks right up there with the best of them!
Love the experimentation of the glue for spin art!
ReplyDelete@Melissa- Completely accidental...but it works! :)
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