Create Your Own Drawing Roll
Do you love to paint and bring your imagination to life on paper? How about making your next creative adventure even more exciting? Today, you'll create your very own drawing roll! It can be as big and long as you want, and in the end, you can store it in a handmade container.
What you'll need
- Several A4 sheets of paper
- Tape
- Colored pencils
- Crayons
- Felt-tip pens or
- Watercolors and a brush
- Colored construction paper
- Pringles can
How it works
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First, take several A4 sheets of paper. Lay them side by side on the floor and connect them with tape. You can add as many sheets as you like to create an extra long drawing roll!
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Now it's time to start drawing! You can illustrate a long story or different scenes, like a forest full of animals, a caravan on a journey, or an underwater world. You could even draw a treasure map!
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While your drawing roll is drying, take the empty Pringles can and wrap it with colorful construction paper. You can paint, stick, and decorate the paper however you like.
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Once the can is dry and the drawing roll is finished, you can carefully roll it up and place it in your new, fancy container.
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Congratulations! You now have a wonderful drawing roll and a colorful storage container for it. Your drawing roll can keep growing and growing. You can always add more sheets and continue your story.
What kids learn from this
- Responsibility & independence
- Mindfulness & inner calm
- Imagination & social connection
- Fine motor skills & creativity