Paint Pot Palette

                              Tips and Activity Ideas 

The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Paint Pot Palette created for APH comes with 4 small paint cups and a water cup. It also has 5 tubes of watercolor paint: white, red, yellow, blue and black. The 4 paintbrushes are 5 inches long.  The 8 art pages are embossed on heavy paper. The white color tiles have both braille and print color identification.

APH: https://www.aph.org/
Catalog #: 1-03933-01

The following tips and activity ideas are in addition to the learning materials and instructions that accompany the product.  We hope these ideas will be helpful as you explore color with you Paint Pot Palette.

Tips for Use

•	This kit was created for individuals aged 5 and up, it can be used by older individuals as a starting point for artistic development.

•	Larger–handled paint brushes will be needed by older individuals.

Tips for Use (continued)

•	The instruction book is simple to follow. Encourage individuals to feel the raised lines that delineate the picture prior to painting.

•	The 5 color tubes can be used to teach and explore the various colors that can be created by mixing various colors together. It comes with white, black, red, yellow and blue.

•	Create color variations using the color wheel as a starting point.

	

Activity Ideas

•	Use with the following APH items for exploration of color identification and enhanced learning of color and its many variations: 	
										APH Catalog #
o	Color Star               					1-03952-00
o	Graphic Art Tape                                                 1-08878-00
o	Quick Draw Paper                                               1-08829-00 
o	Tropical Rainforest (paint by number)                 1-03934-00 
o	Time for Art: Art Projects and Lessons                8-03800-00

•	Create a picture using a one color theme – example:
o	Mix yellow and blue to create 4 different levels of green from light to dark in the four mixing pots. 
o	Use the greens to create a forest with large trees smaller bushes and moss covered trails. 
o	The APH Graphic Art Tape can be used to outline the trunks and branches prior to beginning.

        APH Resources
•	Online APH Catalog: 
https://www.aph.org

•	MCB/DDS APH Federal Quota Account Information & Order Form: https://www.focusonvisionandvisionloss.org/aph-federal-quota-account.html
			  		  
                			   Edited by:  Sandra Faulkner, Administrative Assistant 							   Lisa DiBonaventura, MA, COMS

   Please also see MCB/DDS Partnership “Focus” resources:
               https://www.focusonvisionandvisionloss.org/recreation.html