Materials
Tempera paint
String
Paper plates
White construction paper
Directions
Place a piece of white construction paper onto the work space. Fold the paper in half. Cut string into pieces approximately 18 inches in length. Pour a small amounts of different colors of tempera paint onto paper plates. Invite your child to hold onto the end of one piece of string and dip the string into the paint. Have him lay the string onto the paper, still holding the one end. Fold the paper in half and help your child press firmly on top of the paper with your hand while pulling the string out from the paper. Repeat with another piece of string dipped into another color paint.
Allow paint to dry and then cut paper into desired shape (mitten).