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Hirameki - draw what you see!

Updated: Aug 14, 2022

In Japanese Hirameki means ‘flash of inspiration’, and it is about turning paint blots into something else by adding a few lines or dots.


Steps:

  • Pre-design some paint blots

  • Go through the blots with the children and brainstorm what they can see

You'll see that some children are very quick at bringing the watercolour splashes to life, while others need a bit of guidance. In this case you could ask them to find an animal, a fruit, a vegetable, a classroom object, etc. among the blots.

  • Distribute the pre-designed paint blots

  • Invite the children to interpret the shapes and turn them into something else

Tell them that there are no rights or wrongs!

  • Monitor and help them with the vocabulary if they want to label the drawings



Tips:

  • Use watercolour paper

  • Use a brush or a pipette

  • Spray a sheet of paper with water first, so that the blots have fuzzier edges

  • Don't look at the paper while doing the blots :)

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