Make Your Own Paintbrushes

Yes, you really can make your own paintbrushes. You can make them out of things inside your house and from things brought in from the outside. You only need a few items along with your imagination to get going:

Handles - Clothespins or pencils work well and are easy for little hands to hold.
Items for the brush to attach as "bristle replacements" - feathers, cotton balls, sycamore gum balls, yarn, candles, aluminum foil ball, etc.
Connector to use to attach brush items to handles if not using clothespins, or connectors to hold pieces together before attaching.

Simple! Your kids will probably have some really good ideas. And, they will enjoy seeing the different textures and thickness of paint that these "brushes" leave on the paper when they paint. Any kind of paint will work just fine.
                                        
I hope your children will really stretch their imagination as they think outside the box and create, with your help, lots of interesting new paintbrushes.