Bubble Wrap Prints
Use bubble wrap to create interesting and colorful prints on paper.
Materials Needed
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Safety Guidelines
- Bubble wrap sheets, like most plastic bags should not be left lying around. Unsupervised play especially with very young children may cause suffocation.
- Always let your child use child-safe scissors.
Steps
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1. | Cut bubble wrap sheet into approximately the same size as sketch paper. | |
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2. | Cover your work area with a mat or with newspapers. Put the bubble wrap at the center, bubbly side-up. | |
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3. | Paint on your bubble wrap sheet. As you paint, you will discover how the colors meet to make new colors: red and blue makes purple; yellow and blue makes green; and yellow and red makes orange. Too many colors mixed together make a brownish or grayish color. | |
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4. | Roller brushes or sponge brushes are a fun and easy way of painting on bubble wrap. | |
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5. | Place the sketch paper on top of the painted bubble wrap. Press firmly down with your hands to transfer the print from the bubble wrap to the paper. | |
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6. | Remove the sketch paper from the bubble wrap and uncover the colorful bubble prints you've created. | |
More Ideas
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Another way of doing this activity would be to cut the bubble wrap into smaller pieces and print colors collage-style. | |
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Bubble wrap prints would make a nice background for your next art project. | |
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Earth Friendly Tips 
- You can wash and keep the bubble wrap sheets for your next bubble wrap painting session.
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