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Magic Stars

This is a fun craft for very young children to make -- anyone who can wield a paintbrush can make this craft.

Materials:

bulletwhite paper (cardstock, construction paper or heavy bond computer paper work best)
bulletwhite wax crayon (crayola, etc)
bullettempra paint
bulletpaint brush

 

Instructions:

bulletDraw stars on the white paper with white crayon.  
bulletI know this sounds odd but it will make sense as we go
bulletFor very young children, an adult can do this prior to craft time -- it will make the project seem very magical to them
  
bulletmix tempra paint with water to make a wash  (about 3/4 tempra to 1/4 water -- Add a wee bit more water if the paint is still quite thick)
  
bulletPaint over the white paper with your tempra paint wash and watch the stars magically appear in the night sky!

 

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