Painting Outside

I have been trying to figure out how to paint on a easel outside for over a year. 

The only solution that I could find was to bring our easel from inside outside. The 

indoor easel is heavy and hard to get outside, except for right out side the door. 

Thanks to Teach Preschool, my problem was solved! I took 2 pieces of plexiglass 

from Lowes and taped it together at the top with clear box tape.

I put the easels in the grass and let the kids paint on the plexiglass. You could also attach paper right to the easel with tape. Even the youngest ones loved taking a minute to see what they could do with the paintbrush!

When the kids were done painting they took a piece of paper and pressed the paper onto the wet paint.

MAGIC! 

The kids were very impressed with the 

image that appeared on their paper.

When we were done the kids took a spray bottle with water and watched their picture drip away.