A Nighttime Surprise (Crayon Resist Art)

By: Tania Cowling

Difficulty: Very Easy

Age: 2 and up

Parental supervision is recommended

What a surprise—the night sky is revealed complete with twinkling stars with this fun craft.

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What you'll need:

  • White construction paper
  • White crayon
  • Black poster paint
  • Water

How to make it:

  1. Give your child a white crayon and ask him to draw stars all over a white sheet of paper. (Tell him to press down hard!)
  2. When he's drawn as many as he'd like, he can brush on a black wash (thin black poster paint diluted with water) over the entire sheet of paper.
  3. Let dry and present your new night sky!
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