Pipe cleaner flowers

I was looking for a fun project idea for the kids to make for Mother's day.  I came across some ideas on Pinterest such as this.  Flowers that never die :)

Pointillism Art

I remember this idea from an art theory class I took as an elementary education major student. Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. Supplies include: watercolor paper, watercolor, and cotton swabs.  Lightly outline with pencil a picture you want to fill in with the dotted colors of your choice.  Below is my sample.  (It's suppose to look like an apple, pear, and orange.)

Another example is A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

~~ JM