Make A Marble Painting

Create fun paintings using marbles to make a design!

Materials Needed:

• Poster or tempera paints
• Container (such as a gift box, shoe box, Pringles or tennis ball can, 13x9 baking dish)
• Muffin pan
• Spoon

Directions:

1. Place the paint into the muffin tins.
2. Drop a few marbles in each color.
3. Lay the paper into the bottom of box or roll it up for round container.
4. Using a spoon, place marbles from one color into the container and roll around by moving the box or container from side to side.
5. Remove those marbles from your container and continue with the another color until you have used all the colors you want

This painting style can also be used to create Holiday decorations. Just cut your paper into shapes that fit the season, like a Heart, Shamrock, or Egg, and paint them the same way.

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