Marble, Golf ball, and Magnet Paintings

Magnet Painting:

Materials Needed:
Paper plate (the cheap kind not the waxed kind)
Magnet Wand
Tempera Paint
Magnetic balls

Directions:
1. Put small drops of paint on plate
2. Now place two magnetic balls IN the paint and then hold a magnet UNDER the plate.
3. Using the magnetic wand under the plate use the wand to move the marbles through the paint and watch the colors mix





When I taught the two's I was terrified of having marbles in the classroom so instead we used Golf balls.
Golf ball Painting

Materials Needed:

Golf Ball
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a golfball in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the golf ball into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the golf ball into the box 3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the ball through the paint



Marble Painting:

Materials Needed:

Marbles
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a marble in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the marble into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the marble(s) into the box
3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the marble(s) through the paint