A very simple and seasonal art activity…fun and can’t really go wrong!!! lovely to do in the garden on a sunny summers day amongst the flowers!!! Best to choose flowers with relatively strong stems, and cut down to about 5 inch’s long and a wide flower head as they make for a better print effect. Fern leaves are also brilliant for this see our Fern Leaf Printing Blog for inspiration also.
what you need…
- a selection of Gerber daisies
- paint colours of your choice
- card folded in half
- pen/crayon/pencil
what to do…
- take your Gerber daisies and cut the stems to roughly 3-5 inches long
- lay your A4 card out
- dip the daisies into the paint colours and print onto the card
- allow the card to dry and then fold in half
- write inside the card a special message for Daddy
into a little dream adventure…
- take a walk around the garden to see what other flowers or leaves your child would like to use to print
- maybe lay a really large piece of card/paper on the floor or outside in the garden and allow your child/children to cover the whole thing in a selection of flowers, be sure to use only 3 different colours of paint and preferably one being a white as this can all to easily end up as a brown mess if too many colours are mixed together…but the overall effect could be really beautiful and replicate that of a summer meadow
- allowing your child to really spread out on the floor or garden and explore this activity on a bigger scale might increase their concentration with the ability to use their gross motor skills, maybe play some relaxing music too and allow them to absorb into the activity
