For many, having a yard full of dandelions would be quite the nuisance, but for a class of preschoolers dandelions are a welcomed site! This year we had more dandelions than I have ever seen surrounding our wooded area so we put all those dandelions to good work in our classroom…
This was a simple process that began by each child dripping a puddle of paint onto the center of a piece of white corrugated cardboard…
Next, the children added a smaller puddle of glue on top of their paint puddle…
Then the children used a small spoon to mix up their paint and glue…
As the children mixed up their paint and glue, they spread the mixture around the cardboard leaving most of the edges free from paint so they could hold their painted boards when we went outside to hunt for dandelions…
The children carried their cardboard pallets outside in search of dandelions…
Then they held their dandelions up close to their paint and blew…
The dandelion seeds landed in the paint and we were able to examine how the wind can take seeds from one place to another and spread them out on the ground so new plants would grow…
We set our dandelion blow paintings aside to dry over night and then gently took them home. The dandelion seeds stood up on the paint but I’m not so sure how long they stayed that way once the paintings went home….
A wonderful experience in exploring how seeds are carried from one place to another combined with an interesting art experience!
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Links to Grow On
Simple Seed Mosaics by Teach Preschool
Wind Theme by Ready, Set, Read
A Spring Treasure Box by Little Wonders’ Days
Love this! Especially the science connection about how the wind scatters seeds.
Such a creative and interesting idea!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Yes blowing hundreds of dandelions and making wishes can certainly get repetitive, what a great way to channel those desperate needs to blow all those dandelions. (I still get the urge when I see lawns full of them)
My kids have a fascination with dandelions, so I know they would love this activity. They somehow find dandelions EVERYWHERE!
this. is. brilliant. absolutely genius! we might have to go to the park and try this out this week! blowing dandelions is so much fun. pinning and sharing 🙂
What a beautiful way to keep dandelions longer! We’ve got an abundace of them gracing our lawn at the moment, so we may just have to go out and try this project before my son goes around with the lawn mower!
I love the idea of blowing the dandelion seeds into the paint…and listing books to go with the craft…BRILLIANT! Thanks so much.
This looks like so much fun! We have so many dandelions in our neighborhood.