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Super Easy Valentines Art Using a Spinner

January 10, 2016 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: This painted valentines art is super easy for toddlers and preschoolers, and creates beautiful vibrant hearts!

Spin art is a favorite in our toddler and preschool classes, so of course we wanted to do it for Valentine’s Day! After all, we had fun making Christmas ornaments from spin art.

I love spin art because, while the finished product is nice, it’s the process that is most important.

Our children are so intrigued as soon as they see the salad spinner.

And then, when we hand them the squirt bottle filled with paint? Wide eyes and huge smiles.

I have yet to find a toddler or preschooler who does not love this activity.

And it makes beautiful valentines art that can be displayed on the walls or windows!

Super Easy Valentines Art Using a Spinner

Super Easy Valentines Art Using a Spinner

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What you will need:

  • Salad spinner
  • Tempera paint
  • Cardstock paper, cut into heart shapes
  • Plastic squeeze bottles
  • Glitter, your choice of colors


Prepping this activity:

Cut the card stock into heart shapes. Pour the paint into the squeeze bottles.

 
Valentines Spin Art
 
 
 
 
 

The process:

Show the children how to place the paper inside the salad spinner. Then, squirt paint onto it. (Note: since this activity, we’ve poured the paint into plastic squirt bottles, making it easier for the children to use.)

 
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If you are doing this with multiple children, they will all want to watch!
 
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 Once the the paint has been squirted on the heart, place the lid on the container and make it spin!
 
 
 
Valentines Art
 
While it is spinning, they will notice the colors mixing on the sides of the bowl.
 
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And several children might want to be involved. (This is what I love most.)
 
 
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 When they are finished, lift the lid and show them what they created. They will be all smiles!
 
 
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Now for the glitter:

Take some sort of box lid, or any tray with sides, and place the painted heart in it. Let your children shake the glitter onto it!

 
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Shimmery Valentines hearts!
 
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Super Easy Valentines Art Using a Spinner

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Filed Under: Art, preschool, Toddlers, Valentines, Winter Activities Tagged With: art, preschool, toddlers, Valentines, winter

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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  1. Carli

    January 18, 2016 at 5:42 am

    I’d love to do this — as long as my salad spinner isn’t coated in paint for life. Did your clean up well?

    • Sheryl

      January 18, 2016 at 11:17 pm

      Yes! As soon as they were finished, we soaked them in soapy water.

  2. Jacqui

    January 24, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    I work part time for a MMO program and I can’t wait to do this with all of the littles in my class! I found salad spinner at Goodwill for $2 to use just for classroom spin art! 🙂

    • Sheryl

      February 2, 2016 at 10:39 pm

      That’s a great deal on a salad spinner, Jacqui! You will find it useful year-round. We use ours all the time!

  3. Leslie

    February 1, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    I love this idea! It would make a great Valentine to send to grandparents 😉 Think that’s what we might do tomorrow during Tot School! Thank you for sharing!

    • Sheryl

      February 2, 2016 at 10:38 pm

      Oh yes, grandparents would love this. Thank you, Leslie, and let me know if you try it!

  4. Christina @There's Just One Mommy

    February 5, 2016 at 8:09 am

    Now I really want a salad spinner. For the salad of course. (wink)

    I love the addition of the glitter!

    • Sheryl

      February 15, 2016 at 8:46 pm

      Definitely get that spinner, Christina!

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