When Emily came home from school this afternoon, I surprised her with this quick and easy color collage project. It was a great way to unwind from the school day!
To make your own, you will need some colorful crepe paper. We used party streamers — they worked perfectly and are very inexpensive! Emily loved ripping off bits of crepe paper and arranging them on a sheet of white paper.
Once she figured out her arrangement, she used a paintbrush dipped in a little water and “painted” the crepe paper.
Allow the water to dry completely, then peel off the crepe paper, and reveal your colorful design!! This proved to be a great low-mess alternative to traditional painting, with very little clean-up.
…and the colors are quite vibrant!
Have fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:09 pm
Just normal party streamers? Pretty cool!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:16 pm
Yes, they came from Target. On the back of the package it says “product is not colorfast”, and most party streamers are the same way. I had some on-hand and thought I would give it a try — it worked!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:10 pm
I love how colorful it is!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:26 pm
Thanks, Katie! I was surprised by that too — it worked really well! Have fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:11 pm
ooo so pretty!! We will have to do this!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:26 pm
I bet Sammy will love it! Have fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:20 pm
Fun! We have a bunch of streamers around here somewhere.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:27 pm
I just bought some bright yellow ones to add to our collection. They are so much fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:21 pm
That seems like the bleeding tissue paper you’ve used before, but something I can probably find.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:27 pm
It’s essentially the exact same thing, but much easier to find! And cheaper too!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:49 pm
This is very interesting – I thought only bleeding tissue paper can do that. The colors do look awesome.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:29 pm
I never knew party streamers could do this either, but it worked really well. Have fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:52 pm
Hey, that’s a lot cheaper than the special bleeding tissue paper- wonderful!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:29 pm
I was so happy it worked!! We’ll be doing some other projects like this again soon — it’s a lot of fun!
November 2nd, 2010 on 5:53 pm
What a fantastic idea! I saw someone do this to dye a baby onesie once, but hadn’t thought to do it with paper. Definitely something to do with my kiddos, thanks for the idea!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:30 pm
You’re welcome –Wow, I love the idea of dyeing clothes with it too!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 6:24 pm
I can’t believe how vibrant the colors are – so cool!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:31 pm
Red is exceptionally vibrant, but they all seem to work quite well. Have fun!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 6:32 pm
Wow, it’s so pretty, I have to try it with kids sometime.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:31 pm
Yay!! Have fun crafting with the kiddos!
November 2nd, 2010 on 7:01 pm
This is great for fine motor development too–tearing and picking the tissue. Pretty!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:32 pm
Good point! I think Clara would enjoy doing this too — I’ll have to do a similar project with her sometime soon!
November 2nd, 2010 on 7:33 pm
You are so creative! I can’t imagine coming up with something like this. It is really beautiful.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:37 pm
Thanks so much, Phyllis! It’s lots of fun! Enjoy!!
November 2nd, 2010 on 7:38 pm
I love surprises! I thought you were just going to have us water it and let it dry and it was supposed to stick that way. But the color left behind… my daughter will love that.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:37 pm
Emily thought it was SO cool! Have fun crafting with your daughter!! xoxo
November 2nd, 2010 on 9:13 pm
I love this idea and can’t wait to try it out.
Thanks!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:52 pm
You’re welcome! Have fun!! xoxo
November 2nd, 2010 on 11:15 pm
I agree with Trisha, great fine motor skills and it is just plain fun. Plus this is a project that last two days. Few materials too. This is a win/win project.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:52 pm
Thanks, Joyce! It’s so much fun, enjoy!!
November 3rd, 2010 on 12:22 pm
Very nice. (And the cheaper kinds usually work better in transferring color.)
November 6th, 2010 on 9:53 pm
Good to know!!
November 3rd, 2010 on 3:01 pm
I love this idea! Adding party streamers to my Dollar Tree shopping list!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:53 pm
Yay!! You’ll have so much fun with this — enjoy!!
November 4th, 2010 on 7:30 am
I really look forward to trying this!!! We will probably try this later today or tomorrow. I am gonna add your button to my blog. I also follow you on Twitter and “like” you on facebook… Thanks!!!! =D
November 6th, 2010 on 9:54 pm
Thanks so much, Leslie!! I really appreciate it!!! xoxo
November 5th, 2010 on 11:57 am
I LOVED this idea! I will add it to my closet for when my grandchildren come. They will LOVE it too.
November 6th, 2010 on 9:54 pm
Wonderful!!!!!! I’m so happy to hear that!!
November 5th, 2010 on 12:34 pm
I’m going to try this with my daycare kids today. Thanks for the great idea!
November 6th, 2010 on 9:54 pm
Perfect!!! Have fun with the kiddos!! xoxo
December 2nd, 2010 on 1:21 am
This is soo cool! Who knew!
Thanks!
Vanessa