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Preschool Winter Art Using Marbles and Paint (Free Printable)

December 31, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: This preschool winter art activity is all about the process of painting mittens with marbles in a bag. Comes with a free mitten printable, too!

Our toddlers and preschoolers love painting in a bag.

Because of this, we’ve done different versions. You might recall our marble painting in freezer bags.

And recently we had fun making muddy pigs in bags.

This mitten art activity is just as fun and a perfect addition to your winter theme!

This preschool winter art activity is all about the process of painting mittens with marbles in a bag. Comes with a free mitten printable, too!

Preschool Winter Art Using Marbles and Paint

What we used:

  • Blue washable tempera paint
  • Bug tongs
  • Marbles
  • Gallon-size plastic resealable bags
  • Mitten printable (scroll down to bottom of post for free link)

Getting started:

Pour some paint into a dish and add some marbles. After downloading the free printable mitten, cut it out and place it inside the plastic bag.

The activity:

Invite your child to transfer the marbles from the paint into the bag.

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

Once all the marbles have been added, seal the bag and start pressing on top of the bag, moving the marbles around.

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

You can even shake the bag a bit to get the marbles moving. (Just make sure it’s sealed tight!)

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

This activity is not only develops fine motor skills, but it’s also a fun sensory idea. Children who have an aversion to getting paint on their hands will feel more comfortable having the ingredients inside the closed bag. Sensory seeking children will enjoy pressing on the smooth plastic and moving the marbles around.

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

When finished:

Remove marbles and paper mitten from bag. That’s it! Easy peasy and fun.

Easy Winter Art with Paper Mittens

As promised, here is your free download: Free Mitten Printable

This preschool winter art activity is all about the process of painting mittens with marbles in a bag. Comes with a free mitten printable, too!

 


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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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Comments

  1. The Iowa Farmer's Wife says

    July 3, 2012 at 3:36 am

    What a great round up of play dough ideas! Thanks for including our coffee play dough!

  2. Meredith @ Homegrown Friends says

    August 29, 2013 at 9:46 am

    We are big playdough fans too! I just posted a round-up of all of our playdough fun! Would love you to check it out.
    http://www.homegrownfriends.com/playdough-activities.html

  3. terry says

    September 22, 2013 at 12:22 am

    How frequently do you change out the play dough? I’m wondering about keeping it sanitary.

  4. Sheryl Cooper says

    September 23, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    We change out our playdough approximately every 2 weeks, but more frequently if we feel the need (especially if illnesses are going around). We store it in an airtight container, and it’s only out on the table for about an hour each morning.

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