{"id":1945,"date":"2012-08-01T22:56:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T03:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowpop.com\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2019-02-17T16:08:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T21:08:39","slug":"printing-with-jello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuff.lucyindysky.com\/yellowpop\/2012\/08\/01\/printing-with-jello\/","title":{"rendered":"Printing with Jello"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is a wacky printing activity. First, make some non-flavored jello in a container. The small box had four packets and I used them all with hot water and then cold water. It rested in the refrigerator overnight and the next day, we were ready to print.<\/p>\n

I let the kids spread out some poster paint on the top of the gelatin.<\/p>\n

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Then we placed some leaves the kids had collected on our morning walk. I helped them spread the leaves out.<\/p>\n

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I had some paper cut to the size of the container and this was our first print.<\/p>\n

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We made other prints and they were each lighter and lighter. We even printed on a piece of fabric I had lying around.<\/p>\n

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We took the leaves off made one final print using with the imprints from the leaves and the green paint background.<\/p>\n

Now, instead of the negative space, we made prints of the subjects only.<\/p>\n

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The guys thought the prints were neat but their favorite part was when I gave them butter knives and let them cut up the gelatin in the bathtub.<\/p>\n

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The gelatin was an interesting sensory experience. It’s cool and icky feeling. Zack didn’t mind because he even stuck a foot in it.<\/p>\n

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I asked Zack what it felt like to step in the gelatin and he said, “It feels like I am walking the dog and then I stepped in guacamole.” Hmmm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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