Crayon and Watercolor Art

Yesterday the girls spent quite a while with this easy 

and fun little project.  

They’re getting cabin fever here at the end of January, 

so I’m glad for something creative they can do! 

And I kinda enjoyed it myself! 

One great thing about this is that little kids can do it

 (if you do the crayon drawing part) or older kids can do it themselves 

– just pick a more challenging drawing. 

 I found a variety of coloring pages online 

(I googled “abstract coloring pages” I think), 

copied and pasted them onto my word program,

 and then printed them.  You can draw your own things 

with dark ink too of course 
– printing just seemed like an easier route for the more difficult stuff!

 Lay a sheet of typing paper over your printed page

 and trace the design with a white crayon. 

 Then the fun starts. 

  Use watercolors to reveal the design.  

The girls loved having me do the crayon drawing

 and they’d get a surprise. 

 I thought this would be a fun project to use 

for making valentines if you’d cut out and glue the

 lightweight typing paper onto cardstock.

Happy long-winter-days to you!

“Bless the Lord, O my soul,

    and all that is within me,

    bless his holy name!

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

    and forget not all his benefits.”

Psalm 103:1,2