A Fun Groundhog Shadow Painting Activity
Groundhog day is a great activity to explore shadows. And I love using cookie cutters to make great shapes with paint.
Which works perfectly for a groundhog shadow activity!
It is simple and easy to do and makes a great craft for kids to do!
The Groundhog Shadow Painting Activity is a great addition to the groundhog activity and the cookie cutter crafts on the site.
What is Cookie Cutter Painting?
Painting with a cookie cutter is an easy craft for kids to do. This gives a template, and the results are loads of fun.
Groundhog Shadow Painting Activity
The Groundhog shadow painting is a great painting for Groundhog Day. The kids paint the background with watercolors and then use a groundhog cookie cutter to make the shadow of the groundhog.
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Groundhog Book We read with the Groundhog Shadow Painting
We read the book Groundhog Day!. It is a great book about groundhogs!
What you need for the Groundhog Shadow Painting
These are all the items that we used to make this painting activity.
- groundhog cookie cutter
- large paint brush
- watercolors
- watercolor paper
- q-tip or cotton swab
- paint tray
- black paint
How to make the Groundhog Shadow Painting
You will see the steps below we used to make the Groundhog Day Shadow Painting. You can also wear printable Groundhog Day hats while doing the painting
Step 1: Paint the Paper with Water
Since we are using watercolors for the background we painted the watercolor paper with water first. This allows the watercolors to spread easier.
Step 2: Paint the Ground
Then we painted the ground. We use a mix of green and black to make it. The water on the paper helps the colors mix and is loads of fun to use.
You can do this complex and use two colors or make it simple and just use green for the ground.
Step 3: Paint the Sky
Then we painted the sky. We were going for a fun sunrise time. We looked at sunrises to see the colors. So that the groundhog would see his shadow.
You could also make this simple and do a blue sky for younger kids.
Step 4: Paint the Groundhog
Finally we added our groundhogs. We use a groundhog cookie cutter to add him to our paintings.
You hold the cookie cutter in space and paint it inside with a cotton swab or q-tip. You could also use a paintbrush.
If kids are too small to do this then trace the cookie cutter and cut it out. Then they can glue on the groundhog.
A final look at our Groundhog Shadow Painting
Check out these other Groundhog Activities
Counting Groundhog Easy Reader Book
Groundhog Activity Pack: Prewriting, Shapes, ABCs & Numbers
Check out all the fun Groundhog Day Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
