sponge paint stencils

This was M's first attempt at a sponge paint masterpiece and I think these are some of my favorite pieces of artwork we've done. We recently went to the New England Aquarium so we're still on somewhat of a sea animal kick. We decided to make a whale and (M's favorite) an octopus. 

I cut the whale and octopus shapes out of card stock and then taped them to a solid piece of card stock. The octopus was a bit harder to tape because of all the legs. You really don't want paint getting under the stencil. 

Then we painted. I gave M three colors with each to avoid a brown mud-like mess. 

He did well and liked stamping the sponges. Finished products-