Salad Spinner Art

We've tried many different kinds of spin art -- with old record players, paper plates, and even a battery-powered spin art machine -- but I believe that my favorite way to do spin art is with a salad spinner.

We tried both watercolor and tempera, and I like the tempera better because it's more dynamic and shows more of the movement of the paint.  We used primary colors this week with some purple glitter on cut out squares of construction paper and mat board.

The one above looks to me like some winged creature flying high up into the cloudy sky.

Tempera paint thickened with flour and glue.

An assortment of cardboard cut-outs and cones.

Bag of sequins from Salvo.

Big thick brushes and mini rolling pins.

What a delight to work in a place

Where art is being made every day

By people unafraid to play with paint.

crayons

press the crayon onto the foil

that's covering the warming tray

it's hot like a stove

"it is a stove" says one kid

learn what melting wax feels like

a drawing in the shadows

at the edge of the "graffiti table"

just the right amount of yellow

to make it come alive

perhaps a nose, a pair of eyes