Terracotta Pot Painting (Note: To be done outside to prevent paint on carpet)

• Terracotta pots

• Paint – Water colour will not work, you will need to use acrylic (Watch out for clothes, it will stain)

• Paint brushes

• A pencil and eraser

• A black sharpie

• Ribbon/twine/ yarn (optional)

• Herbs

• Potting Mix

• it will pay to give each child some paper to put the pot on so the paint does not get on everything. Please also make sure the table has a cover as the paint is hard to get off.

Instructions

1. The first step is to decide on the design - it will pay to give each child some paper to put the pot on so the paint does not get on everything. Please also make sure the table has a cover as the paint is hard to get off.

2. Give your pots a couple of coats of the base colour, making sure that you paint inside the lip.

3. Draw your design in pencil on to the pot, or trace to get the perfect picture

4. Paint your design, it may need a couple of coats

5. When dry, erase any pencil marks still showing and outline where necessary with a sharpie, or black paint if you have a steady hand