Exploration #19 Found Paint

We are adding in our explorations found in Keri Smith's "How to be an Explorer of the World" to the wreckage blog. I bought this book as a Summer Project for myself and my son - something that would get us outside and experience the world in a new and different way.

We decided to flip the book open randomly for our first exploration. We came picked "Found Paint" exploration number 19 on page 67.

Gathering up a collection bag we headed outside.

 We collected Dandelions, daisy's, wood, berries, leaves and grass from our walk.

 Back at the house we picked some more flowers.

Here's the Collection.





Time to make PAINT!

 First up - African Violets...

then Dandelions...


which smear well and would make good paint we decided.











Salmon Berries on the other hand, not so much.

Here's a little bug we found on the leaves. 

WE DID NOT SMEAR IT. 

I let it go outside. 

Little Daisy's from the lawn - don't make good paint.


However Marigolds...

AWESOME!

Grass stains don't make the best paint. 

Wood was okay, but not great. 

Here is our final page. Complete with ratings and opinions. 

Marigolds were our number 1 choice for found paints. 

African Violets 2nd. Then Dandelions, grass, wood, salmon berries and little daisy's were our last choice for found paints. 'horable' should read 'horrible' cuz neither of us can spell without spell check. 

And that's our first exploration completed for the day, I'm sure there's plenty more things we can find to make paint from. Once the blackberries, blueberries and Raspberries are ripe we may need to revisit this explore. 

For now we move on... to number 41...

Stay tuned...

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