All our black sharpies dried up.  I have tried reviving them with rubbing alcohol, but they were beyond help. I LOVE sharpies, and use them all the time.  While I was at the craft store tonight, as I was looking at the rack of beautiful, colorful sharpie caps.  Am I the only one that gets lost in all the wonderful colors and styles?  I had a hard time coming home with only just a boring black Sharpie.  Oh well, another day that perfect Aqua Sharpie will hop into my cart!
So once I was armed with the fresh black sharpie, I needed a project.  We decided to revisit a project that we played with in my pre-blogging days, making Bleach and Sharpie Valentines.  All you will need is a sharpie, card stock, q-tips and a bleach solution that is 50% bleach and 50% water.  Please take the necessary precautions when working with chemicals and your precious little ones!
The kids doodled all over their paper with the black sharpie. Â We tried this with construction paper, but the results were better when using the card stock. Â Carefully dip the q-tip in the bleach solution and draw over the sharpie lines. Â The sharpie color will not be effected, but the paper will loose color where the bleach is drawn.
This process can take a few moments before the bleach will work, so be patient.  The kids thought the disappearing paper color was pretty cool!
Valentines will soon be on us. Â I love that my kiddos are making sweet little cards and notes leaving them all over the house. Â There is something that makes me smile when I see little animals and flowers made out of hearts!
Neat effect!
How fun! I love that the bleach doesn’t touch the sharpie! I have a weakness for any kind of markers–especially sharpies and dry erase…oh, the possibilities!
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PS, I love this adorable idea!
I am a preschool teacher in Canada. Bleach is an unsafe material for children to use. Even at a 50% ratio and in such a small amount…
The Clorox bleach pen works really well with paper too and it has a “controlled” tip.
I will use this idea to help the children learn to print their names. I will print their names using the Sharpie, then have the children use the Clorox bleach pen to trace over the letters. I understand Rebecca’s concern regarding the use of bleach, so this will be a one-on-one activity.
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