Winter craft ideas: Painting paper snowflakes

As my preschooler enjoyed our other simple winter craft ideas like marker colored snowflakes and snowman painting, we painted snowflakes again using the plastic bags.  It is a very simple and mess free art idea. I love the result – painted snowflakes with marble painting effect

Materials needed for this painting idea

1. Tempera paint
2. Paper snowflakes
3. A plastic bag
4. Printer paper

Method

1. My ten year old is obsessed with making paper snowflakes. She had made few paper snowflakes after watching this youtube video. Everyday she makes one or two. My preschool and I use it for our painting activities :-).
2. Cover your work area. Place the paper snowflake on a printer paper.
3. Drop white and blue tempera paint directly on the snowflake
4. Carefully cover the snowflake with the plastic bag. We reused the clear plastic bag.
5.  Let your kid paint over the bag with the fingers and hands. 
6. Once the child is satisfied, remove the plastic bag.

   

7.  Take your time to slowly remove the snowflake. I believe it would work if you wait for it to dry and then remove. I removed it immediately.
8. Let the snowflake dry.

My preschooler wanted to repeat. So we repeated the same process. We used the same plastic bag. 

Aren’t they beautiful? I love the marble effect in the snowflakes.

I have never tried this plastic bag painting with my preschooler. So she was thrilled.

You may be interested in our other winter craft ideas:

Snowman painting with Kitchen scrubbing pad

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