Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Snail Slime Painting

As we watched our snails move around their garden we noticed shiny spots on
                    the screening that covers the garden.
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        It gave me the idea to try to replicate it at the art table.
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I made our own snails out of shell snails (I think they are used for escargot)
                  with pieces of sponge hot glued into them.
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Pieces of window screening was taped to cardstock, so it wouldn’t slip around
           and to catch the slime as it oozes through the screening.
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       Then they slid the snail across the screen leaving a trail of colour.
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Sometimes more than one snail would leave their mark on the screen and
                               the colours would blend.
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The size of the snails were perfect for gripping which made it easier for the
                                   younger children to use.
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You are probably wondering what we used for the slime - clear corn syrup with
                                      food colouring mixed in.

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