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April Showers Raindrop Painting

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I love this idea! After discussing rain, spring, and the weather, take your class outside and let nature do the painting. They shake power paints and glitter onto a piece of heavy construction paper, then take their paper outside and watch as the raindrops moisten, and move the powdered paints into an original work of art.

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K - 5th
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Science
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