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Easter or Spring-themed Kids Craft …MARBLE PAINTING!

April 10, 2017 by Bethany Sy

Time for another installment of our Kids Crafts Series! My mom sends the twins a craft each month… complete with all the supplies (like a subscription box! only from Grandma ;)) and they look forward to it SO MUCH! And I look forward to it, because there’s minimal preparation and maximum creativity from the littles! This month? Painting with Marbles!

Easter springkids craft painting with marbles {Reality Daydream}*This post contains affiliate links*

Painting with Marbles Kids Craft

  • cardstock (some whole, and some cut into shapes)
  • acrylic paint
  • clean styrofoam egg carton (or something else to hold small amounts of paint)
  • marbles
  • plastic spoons
  • shoe box lid
  • scotch tape

 

Easter or Spring-themed kids craft idea ...MARBLE PAINTING! {Reality Daydream}

Squeeze a Tablespoon or two of each acrylic color into it’s own little reservoir. Make sure it’s enough that a marble will sink right in and be immersed.

Use acrylic paint and marbles for this Easter (or spring) Painting with Marbles kids craft {Reality Daydream}

Place a full sheet of cardstock in the lid of the shoebox (you might need to trim the edges to make it fit perfectly). Roll a couple pieces of tape sticky side out and use them to keep your cardstock shape on the full sheet of cardstock.

Easter or spring themed kids craft - painting with marbles! {Reality Daydream}

Using one of the plastic spoons, fish out your first marble, and PLOP it onto your prepared shoebox lid! Let the littles tip and turn it all around… the marble makes a little paint trail everywhere it goes! Once it runs out of paint, time to plop the next color on. Repeat repeat REPEAT!

April Easter Spring craft for kids - marble painting! {Reality Daydream}

The point of this is to get enough ‘paint streaks’ that when you remove the cardstock shape, you will be able to clearly see where it used to be and what the shape is! Feel free to go back and use colors a second time if necessary. Or put some watered-down paint in a spray bottle and give it a little misting if necessary.

Marble painting art for a cute Easter (or spring!) kids craft! {Reality Daydream}

Either let the art dry right in the shoebox lid, or carefully pull it out and lay it flat to dry. Then peel off the cardstock shape, and mount it on some colored construction paper! Or you could put them in one of these picture frames for kids art that makes it SO EASY to change out their masterpieces and display them like a gallery! This time around, I opted for these wooden picture frames because I happened to have 4 of them.

Easter or spring shaped marble painted art KIDS CRAFT! {Reality Daydream}

Marble Painting Easter (or spring) art for this fun kids crafts! {Reality Daydream}

It’s so fun that the kids ultimately end up with two pieces of art… the cardstock shape, and the silhouette the paint makes on the full sheet of cardstock!

Easter shape silhouettes from marble painting kids craft! {REality Daydream}

And while you’re in the Easter mood, check out our tips on blowing out Easter Eggs for making an Easter tree!

 

~Bethany

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Check out some our other kids craft ideas from our archives!

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[Heart-shaped-String-Art-Craft-for-Kids-perfect-for-Valentines-Day-Reality-DaydreamBeginner’s String Art Kids Craft
Thanksgiving Turkey Kids craft with FInger Paint! {Reality Daydream}Finger Painting Thanksgiving Turkey Craft

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Easter or spring-themed marble paintings (or PAINTING WITH MARBLES basically!) ...such a fun kids craft! {Reality Daydream}

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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