Make Winter Landscape Sponge Art

What can we use if we don't have craft sponges or paper plates?

If you don't have craft sponges, cut clean kitchen sponges or fold thick paper towels into the big rounded and triangle shapes, and use plastic lids or disposable yogurt cups instead of paper plates to hold the paint.

My paint keeps smearing or the colors look muddy—what should I do?

Wipe or rinse the sponge between colors (especially before switching from the light blue sky to white hills or dark green trees), blot excess paint on the paper towel under your work, and tape the paper corners firmly so stamps don't shift and smear.

How can I adapt this activity for different ages?

For preschoolers pre-cut the big rounded and triangle sponges and limit to two or three colors, while older kids can cut their own sponge shapes, blend shades when stamping the top two-thirds for the sky, and add fine brush details before signing their name.

How can we extend or personalize the winter landscape once it's finished?

After the painting dries, add texture and sparkle by dabbing lighter paint for snow highlights, glue on cotton-ball snowmen or sequins to the snowy hills and trees, then write your name in a corner as the final signature.