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Art · The activity desk
Foam cloud prints
Press paper onto a little colored foam to make a print.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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A shallow unbreakable dish, water, food coloring, a drop of dish soap, a spoon, and paper.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Adult adds a drop of food coloring and a drop of soap to a little water, then stirs with the spoon to make foam.
- Adult lowers a sheet of paper onto the foam and lifts it out.
- Look at the colored marks together and describe what they resemble; set the paper aside to dry.
Adult checks for food-coloring sensitivities, handles the mixture, keeps it away from eyes and mouth, and washes hands and surfaces afterward; never blow through a straw.