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Blueberry Watercolor Craft

This healthy fruit isn't just for eating
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Making paint out of blueberries is easy as pie.
  • Newspaper to cover your work area
  • Aprons or clothes you don't care about messing up (blueberries can stain)
  • 1 black marker
  • 1 sheet watercolor art paper
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup strawberries or raspberries
  • 1 potato masher
  • 1 medium-size bowl
  • 1 strainer
  • 1 paintbrush
  • 1 glass of water for rinsing paintbrush
  • 2 plastic margarine tubs
  • 1
    Cover your work area with newspaper and make sure you're clothes are protected.
  • 2
    Using a black marker, draw the outline of a picture on the watercolor paper.
  • 3
    Put 1/2 cup of blueberries into the bowl and mix with 1/4 cup of water.
  • 4
    Mash with the potato masher until juicy.
  • 5
    Place the strainer over a margarine tub. Strain the berry mixture so that the juice goes into the tub. Now you have your blue watercolor paint!
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