Ideas for Homemade Stencils
Cut out simple shapes from recycled plastic containers to create the stencils. See below for ideas.
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Negative Art Space:
- Dip a pencil eraser into paint.
- Dab circles inside the stencil space.
- Remove the stencil to create the negative
space art.
Adapted Stencil:
- If a child has trouble holding the stencil down while tracing try gluing a pool noodle to the top of the shape you are tracing.
- The pool noodle with be easier to grasp in addition it will help to provide equal pressure on the stencil to prevent it from moving.
Circle Art:
- Trace the inside and outside of your homemade stencil with a dark color.
- using watercolors or markers use different colors to paint inside the lines.