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Invite children to make citrus fruit art prints with this fun process art activity.

Citrus printing is an easy process art project for children. Making art prints with orange, lemon, lime, or grapefruit is a fun way to practice stamping and printmaking to create art.

Stamp citrus prints onto a white cotton towel for a great gift idea that kids can make! For more easy process art ideas for kids, hop over to look at wet-on-wet watercolor painting and kraft paper sensory process art.

Citrus Printing Process Art Supplies

Most households have the art supplies needed for this printmaking art activity at home.

Related: Best Art Supplies for Children and Why Young Artists Should Use Them

How to Prepare Citrus Fruit to Use as Stamps for Printmaking Art

Prepare one or more citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit, lemon, or lime) to create citrus prints or stamps to make art.

There are a few different ways to prepare citrus fruits to make stamps for citrus art prints.

First, cut citrus fruit in half. Next, use one of the options described below to prepare oranges, lemons, and limes to stamp, and paint with them.

Related: Flower Art Projects for Kids

Option 1 - Leave Citrus Fruit As-Is

The first option is to leave the citrus fruit as-is and use them to stamp paint onto paper just as they are. This is the messiest option because the fruit juice mixes with the paint and makes the art prints nice and sloppy.

This option works best as a sensory process art activity. When printed, the citrus fruit paint will first appear in giant blobs, and more of the citrus details begin to show once the juice runs dry.

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Option 2 - Gently Squeeze Citrus Fruit

The second option is to gently squeeze the juice out of each half of orange, lemon, or lime before using it to make art prints.

This citrus printing technique is a bit less messy and shows some fun details of the citrus fruits if the paint is used sparingly.

Related: Squeezing an Orange Montessori Practical Life Activity

Option 3 - Cut Citrus Sections Out

The third option is to cut the juice sac out of each segment using a grapefruit spoon or a paring knife. This leaves the pattern of the citrus membranes intact for the printing process.

We made our favorite citrus stamps or prints using this option, but it took more time and effort to prepare to paint.

Removing the juice sacs out of each half of orange, lemon, and lime can take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, depending on skill level. If you have an older child, invite them to try this precise food preparation skill as an advanced handwork activity.

Related: Cutting a Banana Montessori Practical Life Activity

Dip or Paint Citrus Fruits to Use as Stamps

There are two primary ways to load paint onto the citrus fruit to use it as a stamp to make art prints with.

Place each tempura paint on a paper plate and dip the fruit into it to make prints, or pour tempera paint in a muffin tray and use a paintbrush to paint the citrus fruits before making prints with them. My daughter chose to paint the citrus fruits before stamping them because she loves to paint things.

No matter which method you use, it is best to stamp the citrus fruits several times before re-applying paint. The citrus prints of grapefruits, oranges, lemons, and limes begin to look much clearer after being stamped a few times.

Related: Fingerprint Art Magnets

Citrus Printmaking Art Instructions

If this is the first time your children have ever tried art printing or stamping, demonstrate how to make art prints with citrus fruit before inviting them to give it a try. Young children learn best by watching and imitating others.

First, set out the prepared citrus fruits, tempera paints, paintbrushes, and paper or white cotton towel.

Next, invite children to use an orange, grapefruit, lemon, or lime to make citrus stamps or prints onto paper or white cotton dishcloth. There is no right or wrong way to do this.

Allow the child to stamp the citrus fruit into the tempera paints and use the materials in whatever way works for them. Emphasize process over product.

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Printmaking with Citrus Fruit

Citrus printing process art is an easy art project and painting idea for children.

Make citrus art prints onto a white cotton towel for a great homemade gift idea from the kids.

Learning how to make art prints with citrus fruit is a fun art technique that can help children learn how to use paints and art materials, explore their creativity, and practice stamping to make art.

Invite children to make art prints with citrus fruit for a simple homeschool art lesson for toddlers, preschoolers, and kids of all ages.

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Citrus printing is an easy process art project for children. Making art prints with orange, lemon, lime, or grapefruit is a fun way to practice stamping and printmaking to create art. Stamp citrus prints onto a white cotton towel for a great gift idea that kids can make!

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DISCUSSION: Clay: what is it? Where does it come from?

what can you make with it?

when you make things with clay are they flat like paper?

Look at Wayne Thiebaud's work Cupcakes and Donuts

What does the painting remind you of?

What might the location smell like?

Is it somewhere you would like to visit?

How many donuts did he paint? one?

although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists.

Thiebaud uses heavy and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects

well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.

Week One: roll your clay in a ball and then slowly push your thumbs through the center and flatten to create the look of a donut with a hole in the center

Before you kiln them: underglaze the donuts with a donut color. Then run a bisque fire.

Week Two: Glaze the donuts with donut glaze like colors: chocolate, strawberry, clear glaze.

Glaze fire them in the kiln

Week Three: using gloss acrylics all stripes and polka dots for details.

OR: add colored wire and beads to make sprinkles as in the photo example below:

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DISCUSSION: Clay: what is it? Where does it come from? what can you make with it? when you make things with clay are they flat like paper? Look at Wayne Thiebaud's work Cupcakes and Donuts What does the painting remind you of? What might the location smell like?

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Marbling with oil and food coloring is beautiful! It's one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have. We did this years ago when Maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go.

It's messy, but worth it.
We still LOVE marbling paper with shaving cream, but the effect is completely different with oil.

Marbling with Oil and Food Coloring

Since oil and water repel rather than mix, the oil marbling technique creates bubbles of color and white spots. Where there are oil bubbles, the water-based food coloring won't stick to the paper.

Here's how to use the oil marbling technique...

MATERIALS *Baby oil or mineral oil may work just as well, but we used vegetable oil. **Use the liquid food coloring rather than the gel kind. We tried both and the liquid kind definitely works better. If you have liquid watercolor paint, you can use it interchangeably with the food coloring as we did.

INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1. Mix Oil and Color

Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into a dish and add food coloring.

Stir vigorously with a fork so the big drops of color are dispersed throughout the oil as smaller droplets.

Repeat with as many colors as you want to use.

Step 2. Add Oil + Color Mixture to Water

Pour an inch of water, give or take, into a shallow pie pan or baking dish.

Use a dropper or spoon to transfer the oil + color mixture to the dish of water. Use one color or many.

Step 3. Marble Your Paper

Lay your paper on top of the water...

...then lift to reveal your marbled paper.

Add more colors and repeat!

After a couple of rounds, the water may be too muddy or saturated to get a pleasing effect. At that point, you can dump the water and start fresh with a new layer of clean water. (We kept a large pot in the studio for each person to dump their used water into.)

Step 4. Let your marbled paper dry.

Lay the newly marbled paper flat to dry.

And if have 5 people going to town with the oil marbling technique as we did, you may need to hang up some of the marbled paper after they are no longer at risk of dripping.

Note :: The paper is very oily at first, but as the artwork dries, the oil is absorbed into the paper and it no longer feels oily to the touch. Which means you can use it for notecards, DIY notebooks, buntings, and other crafts.
See this post for craft ideas and instructions -> 10 Crafts to Make from Kids Process Art

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Marbling with Oil and Food Coloring - Easy and Beautiful for All Ages!

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Marbling with oil and food coloring is beautiful! It's one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have. We did this years ago when Maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go. It's messy, but worth it.

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We love bubble wrap printing. It is so versatile and can be used for all kinds of crafts. This week we used our bubble wrap along with fruit and veg cut outs to make some fun and fruity creations.

To make this craft we used only these three materials:

For each fruit and veg, decide on the colours then add the colour your need to the bubble wrap, and paint it on to get an even coverage, then print your card.

For those that need more than one colour per item, do the side you need, and then turn it around to complete the rest. It doesn't matter if you get some overlap.

The end results are really effective, and even young toddlers can help with printing the colours onto the cards.

Here are some of ours:
Bubble Wrap Printed Pineapple Bubble Wrap Printed Strawberry Bubble Wrap Printed Grapes Bubble Wrap Printed Banana Bubble Wrap Printed Pear Bubble Wrap Printed Apple Bubble Wrap Printed Tomato Bubble Wrap Printed Corn Bubble Wrap Printed Carrot Bubble Wrap Printed Broccoli
You could cut your own fruit and veg shapes and do as many varieties as the kids can think of!

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Happy crafting!

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Bubble Wrap Printed Fruit & Veg - In The Playroom

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Salt Painting is a creative way to have kids make a two-dimensional work of art. Create these vibrant painting with simple items you probably already have at home. Kids will love the glittery texture salt paint creates.

Check out one of the many kid's crafts and activities here on Skip to my Lou. Look at this boredom buster idea list for loads of inspiration.

Easy & Fun Salt Paint Art Activity

Can you believe this fun kids art project is made with glue, salt, and watercolors? Allowing kids to choose their own designs and encouraging them to make choices and enjoy the experience makes this a great process art activity.

Salt Painting Supplies

This raised salt painting is pretty simple to make and the supplies are basic. You'll need:

black paper (Heavier paper like card stock works great. It can be any color but black gives a great contrast.)

white glue

salt

water-colors (you could even use diluted food coloring)

How to Make a Salt Painting

The first step is to draw your design with your glue. Designs can be outlined first in pencil or just freehanded. Pictures can provide inspiration if needed to get the artistic juices flowing. We had a picture of a pineapple to look at and refer to and that really helped!

After the gluing is done, sprinkle salt all over the wet glue.

Dump off the excess salt and let the salt and glue dry.

Now for the really fun part! Take a paintbrush, get it wet with liquid watercolor paint and begin painting over the salt covered glue! It's almost like magic how as soon as that paintbrush touches the salt, the color just transfers from the brush to the salt.

It's really fun to create salt art and the end result is super adorable, don't you think?

If you like this fun art project you might also like another kitchen concoction to paint with. Homemade puffy paint is a mixture of salt and flour.
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Published: Last Updated: By Cindy Make friends feel special with simple gifts for Valentines Day! I have everything you need with my Valentine Gift Tag Bundle. It is now 75% OFF. Learn More Salt Painting is a creative way to have kids make a two-dimensional work of art.

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Students learned about the art of pop artist, Wayne Thiebaud. They created their delicious cake slices on costruction paper with water-based markers, tissue paper, and construction-paper curls. They displayed their creations on festive paper plates.

taught by Virginia Thompson

view more projects at St. Dominic School

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Pop Art Cakes - Grade 5 from St. Dominic School

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Students learned about the art of pop artist, Wayne Thiebaud. They created their delicious cake slices on costruction paper with water-based markers, tissue paper, and construction-paper curls. They displayed their creations on festive paper plates. taught by Virginia Thompson view more projects at St. Dominic School

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This is a fantastic way to teach rhythm notation, but it might make you hungry.

Want to teach crotchets and quavers to a budding music student? Want to impress your friends with your mastery of syncopation?

All you need is hot dogs, energy drinks and your favourite Mexican food.

Music Notes explains all in this splendid chart to help everyone learn the rudiments rhythm. Go on, clap along...

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This food diagram will teach you the basics of rhythm

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This is a fantastic way to teach rhythm notation, but it might make you hungry. Want to teach crotchets and quavers to a budding music student? Want to impress your friends with your mastery of syncopation? All you need is hot dogs, energy drinks and your favourite Mexican food.

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Music Food Fest includes some traditional material adapted in new, fun ways - eg the rhyme 'One Tomato,Two Tomatoes'. There's also a baking chant which develops new recipes week-by-week; a lively 'Kitchen sink' song with kitchen-percussion activities; the gentle 'Song Tree grows apples' song; an 'energy' song in a modern style exploring nutrition and a food 'celebration' song with a catchy, syncopated rhythm, evoking different parts of the world.

The unit's music objectives include:

aspects of pitch: higher and lower, up and down, and tunes that leap and jump

duration: steady beat, keeping in time, long and short notes, changing tempo and syncopation

recognising timbre

Refer to the Teacher's Notes for more information on the unit objectives.

Children are encouraged to adjust their vocal performance to suit particular songs - eg bright and clear, or smooth and gentle. As well as food fun and enjoyment for all, the unit links to elements of the Science and Geography curriculum at KS1 and encourages children to consider health aspects of their food choices and approaches to sharing our food.

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Music Food Fest includes some traditional material adapted in new, fun ways - eg the rhyme 'One Tomato,Two Tomatoes'. There's also a baking chant which develops new recipes week-by-week; a lively 'Kitchen sink' song with kitchen-percussion activities; the gentle 'Song Tree grows apples' song; an 'energy' song in a modern style exploring nutrition and a food 'celebration' song with a catchy, syncopated rhythm, evoking different parts of the world.

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Incorporate nutrition concepts and national physical education standards into your classes with these nutrition games! All games align with choose my plate guidelines.

Learn more about the nutrition games featured in this video.

Students work together to grab ingredients to complete their team's shopping list! In a relay style, players run to the center of the gym and find the ingredient that they need. This game is great for introducing meal planning, choosing healthy ingredients, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The recipe cards also offer basic preparation instructions to introduce students to cooking. The included shopping list gives students a realistic shopping experience. The first team to complete its recipe, wins! To extend the game, see who can complete the most recipes.

Students will have so much fun strategizing and playing this game, they'll have no idea they're learning the difference between healthy and unhealthy food options. Players race to the other end of the gym and either select a healthy or unhealthy beanbag. Students must collect the healthy beanbags, while giving the unhealthy beanbags away to their opponents. Students must "burn off" the unhealthy food by performing a designated exercise. The team with the most healthy food beanbags at the end of the game is the winner!

This game makes bingo active and healthy! Teachers select a Nutringo™ card and read off the name of the food, a fun fact and the exercise activity. Students look at their board and if they are able to mark the spot off, they must perform the exercise first! The first team to get Nutringo™ is the winner. Since students stay by their Nutringo™ mat to perform the exercises, this food game is great for any space!

It's a race to fill your team's plate in this fun, action-filled nutrition game! Team's scramble to gather food beans bags and place them in the proper food group on the large MyPlate mats. Watch out for junk food taggers! If they tag you, you must perform an exercise until a healthy food tagger frees you. The team with the most balanced diet at the end of the game, wins!

These versatile, healthy spots are great for teaching food groups and can be incorporated into any nutrition game! Food groups are organized by rainbow colors and the food items are molded in to the HealthySpot™. Use these spots for relays, strategy, or bombardment games. Take your favorite go-to game and add a nutrition twist!
Check out more active and educational Nutrition Games!

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5 Nutrition Games for Physical Education (Video)

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Incorporate nutrition concepts and national physical education standards into your classes with these nutrition games! All games align with choose my plate guidelines. Learn more about the nutrition games featured in this video. Students work together to grab ingredients to complete their team's shopping list!

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Name of Activity:
Know Your Food!
Academic content:

Purpose of Activity:

The students will learn that there are foods that we should consume daily and that there are also foods that should only be consumed in moderation. We call those foods "sometimes foods."

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of nutrition, including: What makes a food healthy? What makes a food unhealthy?

Suggested Grade Level:

Materials Needed:

Cones (one for every two students), laminated food cards, upbeat music

Physical activity:

Various locomotor movements

Description of Idea

Place one cone for every two students on the baseline. Scatter the laminated food cards face down on the opposite side of half court. When the music begins, one student from each team (teams of two) performs the specified locomotor movement until s/he gets to a food card. S/he picks up one card and performs the specified locomotor movement back to her/his cone. The partner then performs the specified locomotor movement to pick up another food card. The partners take turns picking up food cards until no cards are left to be picked up.

Each team makes two piles: "everyday" foods and "sometimes" foods

After all foods are picked up, have one student from each team bring the healthy foods to the instructor. Check for accuracy and then have the students scatter the foods back on the court. Repeat for the sometimes foods.

Variations:

Change the locomotor movements.

Add balls, with dribbling, to make it more challenging.

Assessment Ideas:

After each round specify which pile (everyday foods or sometimes foods) to assess. One person from each team brings their pile to the teacher before scattering.

At the end of the lesson, have the teams place their foods in the specified pile. Sort through and discuss if any foods are not in the correct pile.

Teaching Suggestions:

A few days before the lesson, have each student bring in six pictures: three pictures of "everyday foods" and three pictures of "sometimes foods." Mount the pictures on construction paper, laminate and use these laminated pictures for the food cards.

Submitted by Elizabeth Thomas who teaches at Eastern Elementary in Glasgow, KY. Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 3/20/2013.

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