I saw this chameleon project at Art Projects for Kids, one of my favorite art blogs, and I knew it would be perfect for our art group. We checked out the suggested accompanying book, The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle and two other chameleon-themed favorites of M’s, A Color of His Own by Leo Lioni and Leon the Chameleon by Melanie Watt.
We started our morning by reading the stories. Then each child got a chameleon form to trace in crayon (I traced them for the younger siblings that joined us). I reminded them that the paint would not cover crayon and encouraged them to draw designs and/or features on their chameleons.
Next I brought out trays of water colors and they painted over their chamelons. I was impressed with the variety of designs they created.
I’ve always loved watercolor resist projects! It just never ceases to be amazing how the colors can POP through the paint like that. Maybe we’ll give it a try tomorrow; it’s been a while. Thanks for inspiring.