Your child probably loves to make artwork; most kids do. They usually draw, paint or color on anything from paper to cardboard. Youre always so proud to display the finished pictures, arent you? Well, kids can continue having fun with art projects at home but you wont be displaying the beautiful creations. Instead, the kids will eat them! Let them color and decorate their sandwiches, and not only will they have a wholesome lunch, but theyll have lots of fun in the meanwhile.
First, allow the child to make his or her own sandwich unless they are too young to do so. Lay out cold cuts, cheese and veggies or just make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Or, make a favorite of many kids - peanut butter and bananas. Kids love making the sandwiches themselves. Ordinary slices of white bread will make the best art surface. Dark breads dont allow the colors to show as well on the finished artwork. Place each sandwich on a piece of foil and set one in front of each child. The kids can use the top bread of the sandwiches as their canvases. Sound strange? It is! Strangely unique and fun, that is! Use small disposable cups to create the colors for the artwork. Add a little milk to the cup then stir in food coloring. Use lots of dye to make the colors dark. Use little to make lighter shades. A little milk goes a long way so dont make too much at one time. You can make more later if needed. Simply add a little more milk and a little more of the food coloring.
Make all the basic food coloring colors, red, yellow, green and blue, then mix the dyes to create even more colors. Open a new package of small artists brushes and the kids are ready to paint their sandwiches. Pull slightly on the bristles of the brushes to make sure there are no loose ones. To cover large areas on the bread quickly use new, tiny foam brushes. Dip the paintbrushes in the colored milk and draw on the bread as if it were paper. Although it takes a little more effort to draw on bread than paper kids can still create beautiful images. Make an apple tree, complete with blue sky background and green grass below. Or, draw a swing set with stick people kids playing on it. There are no limits to the designs kids can make. They can draw their favorite pets, their friends or even their homes. If the child can think it up he or she can create it with the milk colors. If your child is no artist yet he or she can still create pictures by using clean, plastic stencils. Paper stencils arent ideal since they will get wet. Place the stencil on the bread, use the milk color to fill in the designs, then remove the stencil and wipe it clean. Although the bread will get somewhat damp as the kids draw with the milk later the sandwich will be toasted. The toasting of the bread will dry up any liquid and will enhance the image the child has created. Place the artwork sandwiches on a baking sheet and toast slightly under the broiler. Or, use a toaster oven to brown the bread. After removing the sandwiches from the oven, and allowing them to cool for a couple of minutes, kids can eat their sandwiches along with their artwork! Cut the images into more manageable sizes or put the whole sandwich on a plate. Take pictures of the sandwiches, before consumption, so others can see the finished artwork before theyre gone forever. The sandwich art project doesnt have to be strictly for kids; theyll love it if their parents sit down and create new sandwich designs with them. Sandwich art is so easy and fun your kids will want to do it every time they eat lunch. You might not want to provide them with the food colors every time they eat, but since the project is easy to set up, youll want to let them do it often. Join in on the fun and make one with them; after all, you like drawing too, dont you?
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