Paint with rain

Laura Young  reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com  Painting with rain can be a great way to brighten a gray day and bring a bit of fun surprise into an art project. Often, the materials needed are already on hand at home or at school.  First, find some paper. Pale construction paper or plain printer paper will do.  Next, round up some “paint.” This could be liquid paint, powdered paint or even food coloring, water soluble magic markers or water soluble pastels.  To do the human part of the art project, add color to the paper while leaving empty spaces for the color to run into once it's exposed to the rain. For example, make a polka dot design using different colored dot