Paint With Marbles: An Active and Fun Art Activity
Children love to paint with marbles. A mix of art and play, which makes this a favourite, active and fun art activity. A great introduction to abstract art.
You will need:
- Paper
- Poster paint – different colours in different bowls
- Beer boxes/foil oven dishes
- Water in a bowl for washing hands
- Pen for labelling pictures
What to do:
- Put thickish poster paint in bowls or cups and place a marble in each one
- Place a piece of paper in the bottom of the beer box
- Using a teaspoon, drop a marble from a paint bowl into the beer box and tip the box, rolling the marble in all directions and watch it ’paint’ the paper
- Use different marbles from different paint colours over and over until you are happy with your picture
- Allow to dry
