Love Painting

Welcome to “Love Painting.” This lesson shows how to create beautiful images with stencils while reminiscing about memories of love.

Introduction

In this lesson you will learn to:

Guide your care partner in creating a beautiful painting
Encourage your care partner to make decisions on his/her own
Reminisce about significant love moments (e.g. first kiss, marriage proposal, first child, etc.)

Preparation

Please gather these materials before you start:

Large print instructions explaining the process
Watercolor paper
Scrap paper
Painter’s tape
Sponge brayer (to roll paint)
Plastic letter stencils with the letters L, O, V, and E.
Acrylic paint, a variety of bright colors
Paper plates for serving paint
Stencil brush
Rags/paper towel
Optional: Rubber stamp letters

Set aside 30-40 minutes with your care partner for this session.

Video

Please take a moment to review Care for the Caregiver before beginning this lesson.

Individual Steps

You may also watch the individual steps for this lesson. Each of the five steps below will guide you and your partner through the special techniques for this lesson. To make sure you get the most out of this lesson make sure to move through each step in the order they are presented. And remember – have fun!

1. Consciously Breathe