Poured Paint Flower Pots for Mom

I had tried a similar activity to what I am about to explain last year with my class after seeing a post by Teacher Tom on tall paintings.  This was a very interesting activity for the children, but took a long time to dry and when dry did not look as exciting as it did when wet.  Our medium was cardboard which soaked up a lot of the paint.

This year we tried it on small terra cotta flower pots.  The results were incredible and this time the results of our process actually have a function.  We will be giving these little pots to the moms for Mother's Day.