Do you remember making your own scratch paper when you were younger? Well I certainly do and it is great fun to make with your kids and perfect for Firework pictures too.
Whilst we were making the fireworks we talked about how dangerous they are close up, but how colourful and beautiful they are.
I love how the boys made a completely different picture from the same starting point.
How to make your own scratch paper
Materials:
- Paper
- Crayons or oil pastels
- Black tempura or acrylic paint
- Washing up liquid
- Foam applicator (you could use a paint brush)
Method:
- We all had so much fun colouring in our sheets of paper with crayons, making sure they were as colourful as possible.
- We then mixed the black paint with a good squirt of washing up liquid and used the sponge applicator to color the crayon.
- We applied a second coat on some of the sheets when the first one dried and then the sheets were ready to be used.
- For a matt finish use tempura paint and got a glossy finish acrylic is best.
If you like these Firework crafts then why not have a go at making our child safe edible sparklers or bonfire art.
Oh yes, I used to love doing this when I was little – thanks for the reminder about it!
This actually looks like quite a relaxing projects to do x
Such an awesome craft for this time of year! I remember doing this at school when I was younger
Proper old school half-term craft play. I’d be very surprised if we weren’t shown how to do this on “Why Don’t You…” on BBC1 in about 1975. And I’m quite sure it’s every bit as fun now as it was then.
Great idea to make your own scratch paper. I would love to try but I’m pretty sure we no longer have any wax crayons!
oooh! my girls love scratch art – haven’t made my own for years, def on our to-do list 😀
I’ve never made my own before I’ve always purchased it! Sounds like fun and considerably cheaper xx
Love the final art work. It looks really beautiful!
Love it. Reminds me of making these as a kid!
I totally remember doing this when I was about 7 years old in school – we did it with just crayons – the black crayons ran out really quickly in class that day!!
Love doing this with the kids – working with black paper and colours this bright is a joy!
Oh we are on half term now and the boys would love to do that – thank you for sharing.
They are a great idea
what a great idea for half term activities .
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Love this activity, what an amazing effect. I used to love scratch paper
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These look great. I remember doing similar at school but we coloured over with black crayons. Black paint seems a much better idea!
Thank you for sharing this post on The Sunday Showcase!
That is such a cool idea 😀 Thanks for linking up with Tuesday Tutorials #pintorials
Love it – Thanks for linking with this week’s Parenting Pin it Party.
We’ve included this in our parenting pin it party round up this week 🙂