I cut out the moon following the crease from printing on the lid. This time our brush strokes showed up even better. There was a little too much paint on the lid. This is what the lid looked like covered in paint before I made the first print. I pulled off the paper and cut out the circle. I took a piece of paper, placed it on top of the painted lid, and pressed down. When he seemed done with painting, I made a print. Aiden kept playing with the paint for a long while. We smoothed the paint out in some places and pounced it in others. This technique created a neat texture in the painting similar to Eric Carle’s painted moons. Aiden started pouncing his paintbrush on the lid. We added both of the blues, some white, some black, some yellow, some purple – mixing every so often until we thought our lid looked like the colors of the moon. We decided what colors we should add to the lid. He said, “Yes!” I gave him another large plastic lid. I asked him if he would like to paint the moon using the colors in the book. He said the moon was on fire (it was shades of red and orange). Aiden said it looked like the moon from Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. He swirled the colors around and round until he had a lovely mix of colors. Then, he moved onto creating a masterpiece directly on the plastic lid. Aiden painted the paper for a few minutes. This time I put the paint on a large plastic lid from a gallon ice cream bucket. For paint palettes, I often use plastic lids from empty food containers. Nothing particularly special about the materials. I gave Aiden a piece of paper, some paints, and some brushes. Our activity was created by Aiden (age 2) one day while painting. Make a Moon Craft with a Simple Painting Technique The book is beautifully illustrated in typical Eric Carle style. Monica asks her father to get it for her. In Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, Monica tries to grab the moon from the sky so she can play with it. Affiliate links are included in this post. The easy painting technique creates a lovely moon craft. Try this art idea inspired by Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle. Observing the moon and how it changes is such a fun activity for kids. There’s something magical about looking up at the night sky.

Papa bring me the moon