Step 1: Start with a sponge blended with red, yellow and white paint. (As you can see below, it doesn't need to be perfect!)
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Step 2: Add some black stripes with a paint brush. (Wild Eli could not hold still so take notice of the smudges.. doesn't need to perfect to have fun!)
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Step 3: Lightly sponge or use your finger to make a light gray muzzle about the mouth.
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Step 4: Paint the tips of the nose and lips black. Finish with some little black dots above upper lip. Now roar!!
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What do you think? Not bad in less than 5 minutes!
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Mrs. Carpenter
Technology Coach
Paterson Elementary