Mother's Day: Watercolour Notecard Set
A hand-made note adds a personal touch to correspondence. Why not make your mom or someone special a set to communicate to friends and loved ones?
you'll need Materials
- Blank card sets
- Liquid watercolours
- Paintbrushes
- Containers
- Water
- Smock
- Craft tray
Directions
- Don your smock and set out your craft tray and/or cover your workspace with a plastic saZXtable cloth.
- Prepare your paints. We used diluted liquid watercolours and enjoyed making secondary colours from the primary colours. It was a great time to talk about warm and cool colours as well.
- Put your card and envelope into your tray and enjoy playing with watercolours!
- If you need a starting point, here are a few things we experimented with:
Stripes
Circles
Brushstrokes and Dabs
- We then branched out to to other ideas. I may be a bit biased, but I love this idea our eldest came up with- making the letters for M-O-M into flowers! (When he was done he even popped in his tooth fairy money for me to use at Starbucks! Gotta love those moments!)
- Use one of the cards to write a note to your recipient and then wrap your cards and matching envelopes with ribbon.
Purpose
- Creating opportunities for writing
- Exploring with watercolour paints
Safety Notes
- Be sure to use a smock and craft tray to protect your clothing and/or surfaces.
