Teaching Kids Art Through Picture Books

Today we are going to celebrate spring by learning how to paint a stormy sky! April showers bring May flowers, and we all love to see the grass turning green and bright spring flowers bringing new color and beauty to our neighborhoods after a long winter. 

It is comforting that the Bible tells us that “He covers the heavens with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth; He makes grass grow on the hills.” Ps. 147:8Great books to pair with the project are Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney or Stormy by Guojing.

For this project, you will need:

•  watercolor paper
• pan watercolors/brush/water
• colored pencils
•  a piece of tissue
• a scrap piece of cardboard or paper 

Prefer step-by-step instructions? Follow along below!

Step 1: Paint your whole paper with clear water

Step 2: Mix a little black with purple or blue

Step 3: Cover top 3/4ths of paper in blue/black/purple, skipping around and painting in curved "smile" strokes lightly

Step 4: Use a folded scrap piece of cardboard to lift p...