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Dot painting

Australian aboriginal culture is very artistic, with no written language this was how stories were told and how knowledge was passed on.

Material

1 A4 art card
1 black nikko pen
4 cotton buds
4 acrylic poster paints

Method

On your A4 card draw a boomerang (or google a printable)
Get the kids to use the cotton buds to dot paint patterns on the boomerang, you can use any colours you have handy.
When finished you can cut it out or hang it as is

Notes

Traditionally the paints used were made from ground ocher, a natural earth pigment.

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This project was posted by:

- mle00
- 19 Mar 2014
  2:10 pm

62 Comments
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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:59 pm
A great home schooling activity

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- - amanda said
  - 22 Apr 2020
    10:29 pm
Might make it one of the kids homeschooling projects. Looks like a blast

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- - mom81879 said
  - 01 Nov 2019
    2:21 pm
Indigenous art I do like it. Needs some practice though as they are more then just dot paintings

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- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:46 pm
Really cool boomerang love the dot painting

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- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    8:11 am
Great idea. Thanks for showing us your art. Thank you.

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- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    11:38 am
This is very cute! Thanks for sharing! Will try it with my toddler!

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- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:15 pm
now that’s an art
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:45 pm
  It is isn’t it! Thanks Heaps
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- - mom62624 said
  - 15 Mar 2015
    7:45 am
A wonderful and simple craft; thanks for sharing and we look forward to giving this a try at home!.

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- - mom93821 said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    10:59 pm
Thanks again for sharing this project; shared with friends.

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- - mom93821 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    10:30 pm
Thanks for sharing this project.

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- - keeleynme said
  - 27 Nov 2014
    11:38 am
kids would enjoy doing this.

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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    1:08 am
this is a great idea for the kids
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 9:47 pm
  cheers for posting this idea. very simple for the littlies and they can work on trying to make their lines of dots or whatever they like
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- - ginoula5 said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    7:24 pm
have to love dot painting, that boomerang looks amazing, great job, thanks for sharing

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- - mel_phillips said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    3:59 pm
Have to be so patient when doing this, but the results are well worth it!!

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- - lou3 said
  - 10 Jun 2014
    11:49 am
Great fun for my boys

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- - fionaellis said
  - 08 Jun 2014
    6:57 pm
That looks really great Thanks for sharing.

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- - adriennetraynor said
  - 02 Jun 2014
    11:10 am
I like the idea of this

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- - no1ladydj said
  - 31 May 2014
    10:48 pm
Very clever using a cotton bud for the dots. I tried using a toothpick and it was awfully difficult.

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- - curlytops said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:37 pm
A very nice piece of art.

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- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 31 May 2014
    11:10 am
That would look great framed, well done.

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