Open-ended Art: Yelllow & Mixed Medium

I woke up a wee bit earlier today to think about how we could still make it for this week's Open-ended Art - Yellow & Mixed Medium. Then I remembered the shaving cream we had bought last week for Sophie. No, she does not need to shave. We got it specially for her to do shaving cream art since Papa also does not use shaving cream. I mixed yellow fingerpaint and white glue with shaving cream in a tray and stirred a little before putting it aside for Sophie later.

She started with doodling on a piece of cardboard with a crayon. I hoped Sophie would make the cardboard background look a little more interesting with yellow-orange scribbles.



I know shaving cream art is typically done with hands and fingers, not a brush. But I needed to stir to mix it and it would a waste not to use the mixture on the brush. So, I let Sophie paint with the brush for a while. Apparently, she loved stirring the mixture more than painting with it. Eventually, I had to order her to use her hands and remove the brush. And I let her add more yellow fingerpaint to the mixture since it looked a little pale.



As usual, the fun began after we had completed our art for the day. I gave Sophie more shaving cream in the tray and set her free. Initially, she was not quite sure what to do. She experimented a little and then she went totally wild.



Great experience but a lot of cleaning up to do for me… No regrets. The end product looked really good and puffy. However, I would add more white glue next time if I want the paint to puff even more. For more Open-ended Art projects, check out Teaching My Little Bookworm.

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