During the Lunar New Year lanterns provide illumination, are said to be lucky charms, & a wish for the bright future. Lunar New Year, which includes many Asian Countries, is filled with festivities, customs, & plenty of feasts where the arrival of spring & the start of a fresh year is based.
We read the book Amy Wu & the Lantern Festival by by Kat Zhang (Author), Charlene Chua (Illustrator) which is the 5th installment of the picture book series. In the story Amy’s favorite tradition is carrying her family’s lantern on Lantern Festival Day. After reading the story & looking at real images of lanterns from around the world we invited the children to gravity drip paint lanterns for our upcoming annual Lunar New Year Parade. We provided white lanterns as their canvas, Colorations Liquid WaterColors, & Learning Resources Twisty Droppers. The children were invited to paint the lanterns!
All aspects of this process, from painting on different media (3-D Object) to trying to manage the movement of the lantern, exploring gravity as they see colors dripping downward, while using their fine motor skills with the droppers, enhances & challenges a child's way of thinking creatively. Every time we provide children with the opportunity to create art all on their own & in a variety of ways, we are reminded of how engaging & important process art is. Art gives the child an opportunity to be completely immersed in the process of creating in a unique way!
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