Marble Painting
Mix play and art by using marbles to paint unique abstract prints.

Safety Tips

  • Kids 8 years and younger should use child-safe scissors.
  • Marbles can be choking hazards. Ping pong balls can be used as a safer alternative for children below the age of three.
Marble Painting

Materials

  • Shaking container: Canister (Pringles, ice cream tub) or box with cover (gift box or small shoe box)
  • Sketch paper
  • Marbles or ping pong balls
  • Poster paint
  • Paint containers (palette or small bowls)
  • Plastic spoons

Steps

Step 1 Marble Painting 1. Cut sketch paper to fit inside the bottom of your box. If you are using canisters, cut paper and roll it inside the canister.
Step 2 Marble Painting 2. Add some water to poster paint, making sure the paints don't get too watered down.
Step 3 Marble Painting 3. Dip 2 to 3 marbles (or ping pong balls) in one color. Use a spoon to move each marble or ping pong ball around the paint. The balls should be thoroughly coated with paint.
Step 4 Marble Painting 4. Scoop out the marbles and drop them into the canister or box.
Step 5 Marble Painting 5. Cover the canister or box and start shaking.
Step 6 Marble Painting 6. Remove the cover and take out the marbles.
Step 7 Marble Painting 7. Repeat this process (Steps 3 to 6) using one color at a time.
Step 8 Marble Painting 8. When you're finished, check out your artwork. The marbles made spectacular abstract prints on paper!

More Ideas

Hula Lei craft You may further cut out the marble-painted sheets into pieces and assemble them into an interesting paper collage. You can do an abstract collage or a picture composition like we did in this snowy day collage. We marble-painted various colored sheets of paper with white paint and then cut the painted sheets into shapes to make a winter-themed collage.

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