Marbling With Kids

Marbled paper is made by floating oil paint on water.

Marbling with kids.

I ve made marbled paper with children as young as three with some lovely results. Here is an easy and fun way to create your own diy paper marbling. Although paper marbling has been around for ages i was recently intrigued to give it a go when i saw this cool japanese marbling technique also known as suminagashi paper marbling on a an artist friend s instagram. Scroll all the way down to watch the video below to see the process for easy diy paper marbling at home and make sure to subscribe to our youtube channel for more fun videos.

Because oil and water do not mix the paint stays on the surface of the water and can be manipulated to make designs. Lil b enjoyed watching the colors swirl together with the shaving cream. He was even more amazed at the marble. A few weeks ago lucy and i had our first experience marbling paper we both were so enthralled with the activity that we ended up.

Perfect way to have some creative fun and create some decorative paper with your kids with a few basic household materials. There are other creative ways to make beautiful pictures which the younger crowd is particularly impressed with. Here are some of my favorites that i can t wait to try with my little ones. After seeing the excitement my daughter had when we recently marbled paper i searched high and low for other cool marbling projects for kids.

Generally when the activity of painting comes to mind we think of paintbrushes. Each print is unique and can be used for bookmarks cards journal covers and more. How to do suminagashi a japanese paper marbling technique with kids. By erin russell august 20 2020 no comments.

Marbled paper is sometimes used in bookmaking and as stationery.