Feather Frolic

Feather Frolic will tickle your fancy! Paint with craft feathers and then leave them stuck to the painted paper. A great outdoor activity.

1. Spread newspaper over your art area. If you paint outdoors, just wash off paint drips with a hose.

2. Pour Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint into recycled foam produce trays. Dip craft feathers in the paint and brush feathery designs on paper. Use a different feather for every color you use.

3. When you're done with a color, leave the feather in the painting. After the paint dries, the feathers will be stuck to the paper.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Recycled Foam Produce Trays—Wash in hot, soapy water. No meat or poultry trays should be used.

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Crafts

crayola supplies

• Washable Kid's Paint
• Giant Marker and Watercolor Pad

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• craft feathers
• paper towels
• recycled foam produce trays
• container(s) of water

"We hung the children's pictures on the clothes line to dry. It was a spontaneous spring outdoor art show!"
Bette H., play group member.

"Children collected leaves and combined them with feathers to paint a textured collage."
Tina M., family child care provider.

Quill (feather) pens were used for writing from the 7th century until the 19th century. The U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and many other important historical documents, were all written with a quill pen. The word pen comes from the Latin word penna - which means feather.