Make your own snow paint at home with the kids. Such a fun winter activity for toddlers and preschoolers that you can do inside when it's wet and cold. An easy paint recipe you can adapt for all sorts of snow and winter creations.
Learn how to make snow paint at home with your kids.
Snow painting is such a fun winter activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Something that you can do inside when it's wet and cold outdoors.
You can also adapt his easy 3-dimensional snow paint recipe for all sorts of snow and winter activities and crafts.
How to make snow paint
Ingredients for your snow paint recipe
White glue
Shaving cream
Thick paper
Paint brush
How to make snow paint
1. To start making your snow paint, measure out equal parts of the white glue and shaving cream and mix until very thick and fluffy. It’s that easy!
2. Get your toddler or preschooler to use generous amounts of snow paint on their paint brush and start painting straight away onto the paper.
3. With the snow paint, they’ll be able to make some great wintery scenes with snowmen, snowflakes and snowballs.
4. Once they’ve finished, wait for the snow paint to dry and harden. They’ll then love touching their 3-dimensional piece of art.
More snow paint ideas
Use the basic snow paint recipe and add other ingredients to the mixture such as kids coloured paints, food colouring, glitter etc for some super cool creations.
Make your own bread paints and brighten up breakfast, lunch or snack time for your toddler or preschooler, by painting their bread in different colours and designs. Making bread paints is cheap and easy for even young kids to do too. Even fussy eaters won't be able to resist!
Who said kids homemade paint brushes had to be boring! There are so many things you can use to make your own kids paint brushes with things you already have at home, or from your local $2 shop or craft store. Homemade paint brushes using clothes pegs and other materials allow kids to experiment and the opportunity to discover different textures and fun designs.
Snow painting is such a fun winter activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Something that you can do inside when it's wet and cold outdoors.
You can also adapt his easy 3-dimensional snow paint recipe for all sorts of snow and winter activities and crafts.
How to make snow paint
Ingredients for your snow paint recipe
How to make snow paint
1. To start making your snow paint, measure out equal parts of the white glue and shaving cream and mix until very thick and fluffy. It’s that easy!
2. Get your toddler or preschooler to use generous amounts of snow paint on their paint brush and start painting straight away onto the paper.
3. With the snow paint, they’ll be able to make some great wintery scenes with snowmen, snowflakes and snowballs.
4. Once they’ve finished, wait for the snow paint to dry and harden. They’ll then love touching their 3-dimensional piece of art.
More snow paint ideas
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