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Lesson Plan: Acrylic Trees

Goal: paint an acrylic tree and use bundled Q-tips to stamp leaves onto the tree.

 

Materials:

  • Black paint

  • Paint brush

  • Q-tips

  • Acrylic paint of a few colors depending on season

  • Paper plates

  • Paper

 

How to prep:

You do not need any prep for this project other than making sure you have gathered all of your materials.

 

Directions for students:

First show them a picture of what the final product should look like and break it down into steps. Ask students to use the black paint to paint a bare tree and then use the Q-tips and the other color paints to stamp leaves on their tree.


What it looks like:

Helpful Hints:

Bundle the q-tips with an elastic if you want a tree with many leaves.

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