Jelly Gouache From Five Below!

We just had a Five Below open up in the town where I live (which is about 30 min. from where I teach).  It was packed with all kinds of arty goodness!  They had some things I've not seen at other Five Belows (I have 3 kids...we love this store!).  They had a set of Jelly Gouache!  I've seen it online (YouTube, IG, TikTok..etc), but had never worked with it before.   I love getting to try new things, but hate paying a lot!!!  For only $5 for a set of 12....low investment to try something new!

I made a set of 3 videos sharing my experience over on TikTok!  Go there for the details.  Here I'll just share...I like them...worth the money...but not the same a watercolor!! I need to watch some instructional videos! ha ha 

Spring Flowers:2nd Grade

I wanted to do a fun spring flower picture in one class time...but was not wanting to go "still life" or "Georgia O'Keeffe".  I had the students work on wet on wet with the gouache.  We discussed color mixing...and possible combinations to avoid.  I allowed the students to blot their painted background with a tissue to remove excess water & to lighten up the over all feel.  I then had them paint directly on top of the colorful background(they did not draw first..scary for some...other thought it was fun/exciting).  I feel the results turned out wonderful...and it looks amazing in the hallway!!  Really brightens things up!!!