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Preschool Art with Tea Bags

November 1, 2013 by Sheryl Cooper

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Preschool art with tea bags is the coolest fine motor activity! I mean, really, who would have thought to paint with them? Not me. And I don’t take credit for inventing this. If you google it, you will find many people who have tried it.

I wanted to be in on the fun, too!

And so, I collected different types of tea bags so we could experiment how rich the color could be.

I’m sure you’ve tried this before, right? Well, if not, you must.

Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

 

 

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Preschool Art with Tea Bags

 

What you will need for this activity:

 

    • Tea bags (I suggest experimenting with a few different types so the children can compare.)
    • Paper

 

 

Putting this activity together:

Unwrap the paper from the tea bags. Fill shallow containers with water and set the tea bags in it to absorb the water.

Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

Inviting the children to this activity:

 

I placed sheets of white paper on the table.  As the preschoolers walked over to the table, they seemed to know what to do. They picked up the tea bags by their strings and started plopping them onto the paper.

 

 Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

 The swung the bags back and forth.

 

 Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

 They left trails on the paper.

 

 Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

 They giggled. This is what I love about process art. They love DOING IT. It’s not about the finished product.

 

 Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

You notice the rich berry color verses the pale brown. This is where we had fun with the different types of tea.

 

Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

Oh, and have I mentioned the aroma? Mmmm….. it was relaxing!

 

 Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 

Super simple. You must have some tea bags handy, right? Well, how about trying this today? And if you do? Please let me know in the comments section, or on my Facebook page. Because I love hearing from you!

 

Preschool Painting with Tea Bags
Preschool Painting with Tea Bags

 More fun ideas for little kids:

Easy Kids Art with Freezer Bags     Rainbow Activity for Preschoolers     Letter Beads Discovery Bottles

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Filed Under: Art, preschool, Toddlers Tagged With: art, fine motor, preschool, sensory

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. sdburdetteturner

    December 6, 2013 at 6:11 am

    This is nifty! What tea bags did you use? I would love to try this with my 2 year old.

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