Marble Painting

It's almost 1am, so I'm not going to write a long winded post. Kristen and I did some marble painting today, and I decided to do a quick tutorial for those who may not be familar.

Take a piece of printer paper and tape it to an empty box lid. A printer paper box works great, but you could use a shoe box if you wanted. The key is that the box lid has a wide lip. Double sided tape works if you have it, but if not just roll a few pieces of regular Scotch tape and do it the old-fashioned way.

Pick (or let your little one pick) 3-4 different colors of acrylic or finger paint. Kristen chose these:

Drop 1 or 2 marbles in each color, as shown above. Use a plastic spoon to pick up the marbles and drop them in the box lid.

Tilt, shake, and move the box lid to let the marbles roll across the paper. It's best to use one color at a time so you don't have 8 marbles in the box at once.

After your colors have been used and your child is satisfied with their art, put it aside to dry. Once dry, remove from the box lid and frame as you see fit. For a tutorial on how to frame this masterpiece using a cereal box, click here.

Enjoy and admire!