Crayon Resist

This craft was inspired by A Home for Bird. To learn more about the book and see all our A Home for Bird activities, click here. 

Drawing inspiration from Philip Stead’s crayon illustrations, provide a few basic art supplies and watch your young reader enjoy the fun and magic of creating a crayon resist painting.

What You Will Need

• Paper - cardstock or watercolor paper works best
• Crayons
• Watercolor paints
• Paintbrush
• Container of water

How To Do It

1. Using crayons, your young reader should create a drawing on the paper, pressing hard to make thick lines. 
2. Paint over the drawing with watercolors. 

Why We Like It

• It It’s fun to explore how the paint reacts to the wax of the crayon drawing.