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Sensory Process Art with Recycled Materials and Weight

March 15, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone 2 Comments

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This sensory process art was SO much fun, and quite educational! From the science of weight to using the sight, touch and hearing senses, my kids couldn’t get enough of this process art activity! Process art, as the name suggests, emphasizes the process of creating rather than the end result. We took some household items, filled recycled plastic bottles, and listened and played with the materials in paint!

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

Sensory Process Art with Recycled Plastic Bottles

What you need:

Recycled plastic bottles

Different weighted materials such as beads, rocks, foam pieces, etc.

Tempera paint

Paper

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

What to do:

Separate your materials by weight. We used some glass beads, pony beads and pom poms. My kids made piles for heavy materials, light materials, and ‘medium weight’ materials.

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

Add your items to the bottles and shake them around! Roll them on your paper and listen to the different sounds, comparing the sound and weight.

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

Tape some paper onto the ground, making a large enough area for the kids to really explore the process. We actually used layered tissue paper for this because it further added to the sensory experience and is crumpled and crinkled under the weight of the bottles!

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

As my kids usually do, they got creative! Using their hands, rolling the bottles to create a rainbow, and stamping the bottom of the bottle, comparing the tracks.

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 

What a fun sensory process art experience!

 

This sensory process art activity uses recycled materials and the exploration of weight to create art!

 


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  1. Jen Walshaw says

    March 15, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    I adore that you made this sensory as well as process art. Such a great activity

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