Northern Lights Craft

The real Northern Lights

If you didn't get the chance to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) this year, you and your little budding artists can paint them! I have taught the Northern Lights watercolor painting with toddler through elementary, and it's always been a good time! It's also a great way to show the integration of Science and the Fine Arts.

Supplies: Cup with water, paintbrush, water color paints or watercolor colored pencil, paper towel, water color paper, scissors, pencil, black construction paper, and water color paper

A 3-Year Old's Northern Lights 

How To:
1. Paint watercolor paper using watercolors. Any color and any design works with this project. Just let your imagination run wild! (Tip: Clean brush between colors so the colors do not become muddy)
2. While the watercolor painting is drying, fold black construction paper in half (hot dog for a horizontal painting/hamburger for a vertical painting). Draw a landscape (can be detailed or as simple as drawing wavy lines. This will be a silhouetted landscape)
3. Cut out landscape design

A 5-Year-Old's Northern Lights

4. Glue landscape design onto watercolor painting

5. Enjoy your Northern Lights water color!