Thursday, June 17, 2010

Fly Swatter Painting

If you have an easel, this is a great summer project you can do outside.  (We did it inside due to a heat wave that would make a cockroach swoon.)  If you don't mind paint on the side of your house or fence, then go ahead and tape paper to those surfaces and try this fun painting tool. 

A fly swatter!

We picked up these pretty flower shaped ones on a trip to the Dollar Tree.  (Actually, Bear spotted them and then insisted we get them, and since she is not the type to request things while on shopping trips, I obliged.)
I immediately thought "cool painting tool."  I like to use pretty unusual things as painting tools; you can read more about that in this post.
Paint one side of the swatter with the color or colors of your choice and then swat away!
It's that simple!


4 comments:

  1. Brilliant and so much fun!!!
    My daughter would LOVE it!!
    (off to the dollar store soon)
    :) maureen

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  2. Brilliant and so much fun!!!
    My daughter would LOVE it!!
    (off to the dollar store soon)
    :) maureen

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  3. You are one brave momma to do that inside! Looks like a lot of fun.

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  4. You did it inside? Wow, I tip my hat to you. Looks pretty!

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