#17
Title: DRAWING/WRITING SKILLS – Baby Oil Drawing
Grade Level: Pre-K – 6
Objectives: Fine motor skill development, creativity, follow directions
Materials: Paper - bond, construction
Crayons/markers
Baby oil, mineral oil, vegetable oil
Cotton balls, cotton swabs, paint brushes
Small dish
Procedure: 1. Cover table with newspaper
2. Pour oil into dish
3. Dip cotton ball, swab, or paint brush into oil
4. Draw design onto paper with oiled utensil
5. After the oil has soaked into the paper, hold it up to the light to see the transparent design
Variations: 1. Draw with crayons before applying the oil, the oil should enrich the color
2. paint a watercolor design over the oil and observe how the oil resists the paint
Evaluation: Discuss the designs made, discuss the variations in the color when crayon/watercolor is also used.
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