Toothbrush Painting

Use a toothbrush to paint a spray of colors around shape cut-outs.	Safety Tips Kids 8 years and younger should use child-safe scissors.
Materials Construction paper Scissors Kitchen strainer or plastic basket Toothbrushes Poster paint or water color paint Masking tape Spoon

Steps

	1.	Draw and cut out shapes from construction paper. You can also print and cut out any of our printable shapes and stencils or reuse shape cut-outs you've made from previous art projects.
	2.	Put masking tape at the back of each shape.
	3.	Arrange the shapes on sketch paper and press firmly on each one.
	4.	Cover your work area with a mat or with newspapers. Prepare different colors of paint on your palette. Thin down the paint with some water.
	5.	Place a kitchen strainer or plastic basket on top of the sketch paper. You can either position it upright or upside-down, as long as it doesn't touch the paper directly.
	6.	Dip a toothbrush onto one color of paint. Shake off the excess paint.
	7.	Start brushing across the strainer so that the paint is sprayed around the shapes.
	8.	Repeat using other colors of paint until all the shapes have been painted. Rinse the toothbrush in water when changing colors or you may assign one toothbrush for each color.
	9.	Remove the strainer and the shape cut-outs to reveal your toothbrush-painted shapes.

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