I’m always on the lookout for fun and fast crafts to do with two of my grandchildren, who are 2- and 4-years old. When I noticed this craft for bubble painting on Pinterest, I decided we had to try it. It’s actually from a resourceful website for children’s crafts, “One Little Project.”
I only had to purchase some heavy art paper, which I found at the dollar store. I would imagine that construction paper would work, too.
If you do crafts regularly, you probably have everything else: bowls, water, dish soap, paint, popsicle sticks and straws.
Pop over to the instructions for more detail, but here’s the story that unfolded on our back porch.
First, I laid out a plastic table cloth on the ground. A kids’ picnic table would have been better for this project. But these kids are extremely flexible, so that worked. We measured out the water, soap and they chose paint colors.
We used popsicle sticks to stir the paint. Mind you, all of this set-up seemed to fun to them, since they love to play in and with water.
When it came time to blow bubbles, the wind decided to swirl around a bit. Let’s just say, we all got covered in bubble paint to some degree. Also, remind your kids not to inhale. Let’s just say we are glad the paint was non-toxic, and make sure it is before you start this project, with any age kid.
The mission is to blow the bubbles so big that they come out of the bowl, and so that you can then lay the paper over the bubble mound and capture an image.
The 2-year old pushed his paper down into the mixture too far, and we had to go again and again – but, we got there.
After they finished with this craft, my granddaughter decided to paint an old turtle shell and then, some more paper. My grandson ran off to play in the dirt.
My husband, upon observing the finished projects, commented that it reminded him of photographs of the Trinity nuclear blast tests.
All in all, it was a cool craft, and I think the finished art would look wonderful framed, or made into cards. We’ll be checking back for more crafty projects from this website in the future.
Publisher/Editor Barbara Baird is a freelance writer in hunting, shooting and outdoor markets. Her bylines are found at several top hunting and shooting publications. She also is a travel writer, and you can follow her at https://www.ozarkian.com. View all posts by Barbara Baird
