Crayon Resist

The kids think it's a "magic painting."  I suppose it is.  It's the opposite of that disappearing ink I used to covet as a child.  The idea that ink could disappear was fascinating!  So why not a crayon resist?  It starts with a piece of white paper and a white crayon.  Draw something on the paper.  We are learning the number 12, so I drew a 12.  I was going to add hearts, but I'm a bit tired of the hearts, so went with stars instead.

What I like to do is use a spray bottle of water to spray onto the watercolors so they are ready for the kids when they get to the table.

 The kids paint away.  I do not tell them what will appear, they have to work on getting color on the entire paper in order to see the magic "pop" out.

 "It's a twelve!!" Some recognized.  That's pretty good for our first day of twelve.  "I see stars!"  They say.  I think I see stars, too.  These kids are great. :)