Q-Tip Pointillism

My kids love doing art and craft projects.  I've found that if I have a few projects ready to go, next time they say "let's paint" I can say "OK!" rather than "in a few minutes".  In fact, I found a nice little list here and now have it taped to the inside of my kitchen cabinet.  The list is also a great place for me to write down lots of other "quickie" projects.  I hope to post some of those eventually...

Anyway, here's the results of Q-tip pointillism.  I LOVE pointillism and always think of my high school art teacher saying "George Seurat invented the dot" and have now taught my kids this little tidbit of art history.    (I do know the proper French pronunciation, but saying "Sir-Ott" rhymes so much better with "dot".)

C got the idea with the flower and had fun doing some of her own techniques as well.

S didn't quite grasp the concept of pointillism (hey, they are kids!), but he LOVED making lines and completed several paintings, proudly saying "ee" (his pronunciation of "See") then asking for it to be hung on the art wire.