{"id":34980,"date":"2019-03-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=34980"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:32:12","slug":"watercolor-oil-pastel-truffula-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/watercolor-oil-pastel-truffula-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have always loved reading <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0394823370\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0394823370&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=05cbe78a66821a7196f1c4ef91a6cd22\">The Lorax (Classic Seuss)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0394823370\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. I think we have read this book every year since my girls were litte.<\/p>\n<p>Now my girls read it to me and we still have a great time with our picture book and crafts.<\/p>\n<p>Today I have a fun process art craft that kids can do. This is about using oil pastels and watercolors to make a fun Truffula tree picture.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fwatercolor-oil-pastel-truffula-trees%2F&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2019%2Ftruffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor.jpg&#038;description=Watercolor%20%26%20Oil%20Pastel%20Truffula%20Trees%20-%20a%20fun%20and%20easy%20way%20to%20do%20a%20mixed%20media%20art%20project%20with%20kids%20for%20the%20book%20The%20Lorax%20%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23truffulatrees%20%23watercolors%20%23oilpastels%20%23craftsforkids\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>As I said this is a favorite book for us. We have read it a lot. It is one book we have on our bookshelf in the family room so we can find it easy.<\/p>\n<p>I love how it talks about how you don&#8217;t have to have a thing just because everyone else does. Plus the trees are so much fun.<\/p>\n<h2>What you need for this activity<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004M59O4C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B004M59O4C&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bffee6ead8c82caefd7a8117d49d376d\">watercolor paper<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B004M59O4C\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B013S1A4Q2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B013S1A4Q2&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=391851d249d5e2c14e0972e9527aa03a\">watercolors<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B013S1A4Q2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IEFP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00006IEFP&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=bee46df503bd2a8b87893c028816fbbb\">oil pastels<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00006IEFP\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B077TLCQXD\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B077TLCQXD&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=8b7bfd9f0d71e81ebe7b0f28e314573e\">Crayola Oil Pastels, Assorted Neon Colors<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B077TLCQXD\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>pencil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor1.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How we made our Truffula Trees<\/h2>\n<p>First I always start with us drawing out our ideas. You don&#8217;t have to do this but it does make it easier. We drew where the tress would be and marked a line for the hill and the sky.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor2.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We then started on the trunks of our truffula trees. We started with the lighter brown\/yellow oil pastel crayon first. We colored in the shape of our tree.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor3.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then we took the darker color brown to make the strips on the tree. You can finish all the first color and then do this or finish one tree at a time. We did one tree at a time but I left it up to my girls as to how they wanted to do it.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor4.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next we started on the top of the truffula tree. We wanted bright colors so we use the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B077TLCQXD\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B077TLCQXD&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=8b7bfd9f0d71e81ebe7b0f28e314573e\">Crayola Oil Pastels, Assorted Neon Colors<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B077TLCQXD\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. They have some fun colors to pick from. We made an x to start the coloring and then filled in the top of the tree around it.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor5.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The final step we did was the paint the hill and the sky. It is always fun to see the final step and how the picture turns out.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor6.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Here is a look at our final project<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor7.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor8.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor9.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/3-2019\/truffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor10.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor &#038; Oil Pastel Truffula Trees - a fun and easy way to do a mixed media art project with kids for the book The Lorax  - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fwatercolor-oil-pastel-truffula-trees%2F&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F3-2019%2Ftruffulatreeoilpastelwatercolor10.jpg&#038;description=Watercolor%20%26%20Oil%20Pastel%20Truffula%20Trees%20-%20a%20fun%20and%20easy%20way%20to%20do%20a%20mixed%20media%20art%20project%20with%20kids%20for%20the%20book%20The%20Lorax%20%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23drseuss%20%23truffulatrees%20%23watercolors%20%23oilpastels%20%23craftsforkids\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out these other <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/dr-seuss-activities\/\">Dr. Seuss Activities<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/dr-seuss-activities\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/2-2019\/drseussactivities2019.jpg\" alt=\"6 Fun Dr Seuss Activities - with gross motor, sensory bin, and crafts  - 3Dinosaurs.com\" width=\"400\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always loved reading The Lorax (Classic Seuss). I think we have read this book every year since my girls were litte. Now my girls read it to me and we still have a great time with our picture book and crafts. 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