Funnel Painting at Tinker Lab

Tinker Lab just tried "Funnel Painting" and it's great to see the pictures! What fun!  For more freedom, try wider paper (two sheets taped together), or cover the floor with an old shower curtain or tarp.

Quote from Tinker Lab:

This was inspired by an idea we found in Mary Ann Kohl’s book, Preschool Art. I know I’ve said this many times before, but Mary Ann’s books are brimming with creative and engaging projects, and each of mine are dog-eared in a million places. We used materials that we already had around the house — low threshold projects are my cup of tea! — and the set-up is really easy. The other thing I loved about this activity is the SCALE of it — I knew my child would be captivated by swinging a paint-filled funnel across a huge sheet of paper! Now that we’ve done this, the only drawback I could see was doing this indoors, as my daughter wanted to swing paint in every possible direction, turning me into a mini-general who curbed her enthusiasm more than I like to.

via tinkerlab.com

Comments

[Giannecurry]

This is awesome!!

Reply:
This is one of those ideas that we all have to try. No doubt each of us will tweak it to fit our kids, our work spaces, and what we have on hand. I'd love to hear how this project goes for others... MaryAnn

[Rachelle Doorley]

Hi MaryAnn, Thanks for sharing this with your readers. Yes, more paper AND a shower curtain are really good suggestions. Or maybe we'll skip the paper completely, and just paint the shower curtain!

Rachelle: I love Tinker Lab! You are doing a remarkable job. I'm so happy to know you and your creativity...an inspiration!