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Re: Art Lessons for Kids: Symmetry Painting

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Science and Art for Kids: Paint Insects in Symmetry

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Ptáci v zimě - sýkora, hýl a stehlík _ Bublina

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By: Caroline Thrasher and Diana Sanchez
Suggested for all ages (with grown-up help for early learners).
Did you know that not all insects are bugs? But all bugs are insects! Insects are known for their three-part bodies (head, thorax, and abdomen) protected by a hard covering called an exoskeleton, two pairs of wings, three pairs of legs, and a pair of antennae. All "true bugs" share a lot of the same qualities as insects, but they have straw-shaped mouths called stylets to help suck juices from plants or blood from animals. Insects are also very symmetrical, which means that they have balanced proportions on each side of their body.

Use one of our templates to make your very own symmetrical insect.

List of Materials

Insect template: choose your insect and print it out at home.

Paint (if you don't have paint at home, a few drops of food coloring in water will work just like watercolor paint).

Paint brush

Additional materials: Insects can be decorated however you would like. If you'd rather color in your insect template or draw the other half of your insect, go for it!

Step by Step Instructions (how-to)

1. Fold your paper in half to create a crease on the page and then open it back up.

2. Paint one side of the page, either coloring in one of our templates or painting your own favorite insect. (Note: Hot weather will dry the paint fast, so make sure to find a cool place and keep the paint on the paper wet!)

3. Once you're done painting, fold the dry side of the paper over your painting, rub your hands over the paper, making sure all the paint gets transferred over.

4. Gently unfold the paper again. What do you see? An exact copy/mirror of your painting?

5. Let your painting dry by laying it down flat.

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By: Caroline Thrasher and Diana Sanchez Suggested for all ages (with grown-up help for early learners). Did you know that not all insects are bugs? But all bugs are insects! Insects are known for their three-part bodies (head, thorax, and abdomen) protected by a hard covering called an exoskeleton, two pairs of wings, three pairs of legs, and a pair of antennae.