Painting a Fire with Shaving Cream Preschool Art

Flame Painting Preschool Process Art

Try this process art exploration for a sensory rich painting experience. 
Perfect art lesson for your preschool Fire Safety Theme. 

Materials

• Baking dish
• Paper
• Tempera Paint
• White shaving cream
• Stirring stick (optional)

Encourage child to spray shaving cream into pan in the shape of a flame. What shape is a flame? What features does the shape have?

Squirt red orange and yellow tempera paint onto shaving cream.

Swirl lightly with fingers for a great sensory experience. Discuss what is happening to the colors as they blend. 
​If your preschooler is sensory shy provide craft sticks for stirring. 

Lay paper flat onto mixture.

Peel back paper slowly to remove, this is a great opportunity to talk about symmetry with your preschoolers!

Allow plenty of time for drying before displaying. Be sure to check out the changes to the painting as it dries!

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