Family Fun with ATCs

Summer is coming and children will be all day around.
ATC is a great pastime. It’s an deal activity to do with kids in rainy days.
Where to start?
Prepare the surface of your table with a big plastic sheet, paint always runs where we don’t want it.
Cut out card-stock  in 2.5 “ by 3.5”  size, (Tip: This is exactly the size size of a poker playing card, that we usually have at home, you can use one of them as a template).
Then it’s time to spread some art material over the table, everything is valid, crayons, coloured paper, children mags pages, glue, children paper scissors, stamps, children watercolour pallets, etc.
If you are brave enough and don’t mind the state of your table, clothes and floor after this session , poster paint it’s a real fun, but I told you, if you are brave.
Have a little chat with the kids and decide in a theme all together, e.g. holidays, pets, dreams, tales…
Before starting, tell them to write their names and dates in the back of the cards as real artists do. They also can number each card
There are endless possibilities:
Collage: tearing coloured paper and sticking as a background, adding hats and wings to characters from the magazines pages, adding letters and symbols.
Resisting: Make some marks with crayons, and wash over after with some watercolour.
Stained Glass effect: Cut out Tissue Paper of different colours and stick in the card, when it’s dried pass thick black marker outlined the shapes.
Finger-paint: Pour only with small quantity of paint in a disposable plate, with their fingertips; they can draw small insects, like ladybirds, spiders, ask them to allow the paint to dry and then do a second layer to complete the shapes.
After the session they can do an art exhibition and stick the cards in the wall or the fridge door with some blue tack, so they can take them after and maybe organise some trading with friends.