Canister a tall.
Toddler with a marble box painting.
Prepare various colors of.
Place a piece of paper into the bottom of the box.
Paper any color paint i like to use tempera.
Lay a piece of white paper in the lid of a box and squirt a few drops of paint on different areas of the paper.
Painting with marbles an art idea for toddlers and up that s a bit messy but great fun and the results are lovely.
Working with a partner is also a challenge because the children have to tilt the box the same way at the same time not an easy thing to do.
Steps 1 find a shaking container.
Find a container for your paper.
Place marbles from one color into the container and roll around by moving the box from side to side etc.
Squirt a dollop of your first color of paint into the first cup.
For marble painting all you need is a cake pan piece of paper a few marbles and a few different paint colors.
Lay the paper into the bottom of box.
Drop a marble into the cup and roll it around to cover it in paint.
Painting with marbles and balls is the perfect combination of creativity experimentation and exploration for kids.
2 place paper inside the container.
Drop the paint colored marble into the box on top of the paper and roll it around to create lines and swirls.
Now you can use a marble with a different color of paint.
Shallow box box lid or similar.
One of the best ways to get and keep a preschool s attention is by providing an activity that is interactive exciting and stimulating.
Regardless of the challenges involved in marble painting the children stayed engaged in the process.
Start gently tilting the box from side to side and the marble will roll across the paper and start creating your painting.
Place the paint into small cups and drop a few marbles in each color.
Place a marble in one corner of the box and show your toddler how to roll the marble through the paint which leaves behind a track on the paper.
Throw a marble in paint and let the kids roll it around.
For a canister or tub cut paper to fit rolled inside the container.
When it s used all the paint drop your marble back in the paint.
Add some paint and the possibility of getting messy and those kids will have their eyes glued on you for more instructions.
3 prepare the paint.
My paint and marbles were both from the dollar store.
For this process art project you need four supplies.
There goes the marble.
Choose from any of the options below.
Let me show you how you can do so much more than just roll a sphere around on a piece of paper.
Additional items that may be helpful include tape to make sure the paper sticks to the pan and doesn t slide around and saran wrap to cover the top of the pan and keep the paint covered marbles from flying out.
