If I know my kids are going to be using them, I test each one out during my plan time making sure they work and GENTLY squeezing them to get the ink to flow. Sometimes, the ink dries at the tip providing a scratchy line. In fact, in my art room, we call them 'paint markers' and have three rules for using them properly: DO NOT SHAKE THEM, DO NOT PRESS HARD but, most of all, DO NOT SQUEEZE THEM as an endless stream of ink my flow out of the bottle if you do.
Why are they magic? Because they provide a seamless line, much like that of a marker. TEMPERA PAINT, even when diluted, does not work.I know.I tried. I prefer diluted India ink but other art teachers have also used liquid watercolor. You can purchase them with ink in them.or empty so you can fill with what you like. What ARE bingo daubers? Simply put, they are the little dot-makin' things that folks use when playing bingo. If you are unfamiliar, than you might be thinking:
