Imagination Station: Got Paint? Try painting with out typical brushes

Friday, February 21, 2014

Got Paint? Try painting with out typical brushes

This weeks "Got? series" post is Got Paint? Try painting without typical brushes. A collection of wonderfully creative ideas for painting with many other items besides a typical paint brush.

Just click on the photos to be taken to each original post with the directions to create your own unique masterpieces. Have fun!

Drizzle paintings

Bubble Wrap Stomp paintings...what wonderful sensory fun too!

http://www.messforless.net/2014/02/bubble-wrap-stomp-painting.html

Make squish paintings

http://strongstart.blogspot.ca/2014/02/squishy-printing.html

Paint rainbows with toy cars

http://prekandksharing.blogspot.ca/2012/02/creating-rainbows-with-toy-cars.html

Muffin tin printing

http://paintcutpaste.com/pie-pan-printmaking/

Party blower paintings

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/10015/things-paint-with-a-party-blower

Spit ball paintings...

http://katherinemaries.com/blog/archives/8253

Try Blow painting

http://raisingsparks.com/craft-activities/blow-painting/

Make big messy art with dollar store sensory toys

http://kristin-senseofwonder.blogspot.ca/2012/05/big-messy-art.html

Make Ukiyo-e prints

http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/07/exploring-great-artists-katsushika.html

Paint by scraping cardboard square down your paper

http://www.sleepyheaddesignsstudio.com/2009/11/painting-without-brushes.html

Paint while riding your tricycle or bicycle

http://www.thegoldengleam.com/2012/05/painting-with-bikes-favorite-friday.html

Painting with bugs

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/06/bug-painting-for-all-ages.html

Painting with eggs

http://handsonaswegrow.com/rolling-eggs-balls-painting/

Painting with rolling pins

http://casamarias.blogspot.ca/2011/04/rolling-pin-painting.html

Squirt bottle painting

http://www.rockabyebutterfly.com/2011/08/messy-squirts.html

Udder paintings made from hanging balloons

http://strongstart.blogspot.ca/2011/09/udder-painting.html

Painting with expired credit cards or gift cards

http://www.housingaforest.com/credit-card-art/

Compass painting (OK it uses a small brush but I think it still counts)

http://www.housingaforest.com/compass-painting/

Painting with Magnets

http://lets-explore.net/blog/2010/03/magnet-painting-activity/

Bubble wrap painting

Spatter painting with tooth brushes

http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.ca/2013/01/splatter-painting.html

Paint with an electric toothbrush! We've splatter painting with regular paintbrushes but this is a cool idea. I am always drawn to circles.

http://www.blogmemom.com/art-activities-for-a-lazy-day/

Q-Tip painting (blog not in English)

http://laclassedellamaestravalentina.blogspot.ca/2011/09/un-pennello-un-po-speciale.html

Suminagashi (Marbling)

http://innerchildfun.com/2011/05/weekend-art-suminagashi-for-kids.html

Paint with multicoloured ice cubes

http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2013/06/fun-in-sun-ice-paint.html

Paint with candy (this post uses, pop rocks, pixie sticks and gumballs)

http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/06/paint-and-play-candy-art.html

Rain paintings

http://totschool.shannons.org/rain-painting/

Paint with trains on canvas

http://play-trains.com/painting-with-trains/

Glue prints

Paint with toilet paper rolls

http://handsonaswegrow.com/stamped-heart/

Roller painting

http://howwemontessori.typepad.com/how-we-montessori/2011/11/big-art.html

Feather painting

Painting with combs

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/07/rainbow-painting-simple-summer-crafts.html

Painting with a salad spinner

http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/01/spin-art-snails-diy-inspired-by.html

Circle prints with recyclables

http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2014/01/circle-painting.html

Marble Maze paintings

http://www.housingaforest.com/marble-maze-painting/

Hot plate paintings with crayons

http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2009/04/butterflies-flutterby.html

Paint with rocks

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/painting-with-rocks.html

Paint with blown bubbles

http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2011/01/bubble-painting.html

Pom pom paintings

http://crayonboxchronicles.com/2013/05/14/pom-pom-painting/

Take your pom pom paintings to the next step and make drumstick pom pom paintings.

http://crayonboxchronicles.com/2014/01/29/yarn-pom-pom-drumstick-painting/

Make painted designs with food colouring on wet glue

http://www.housingaforest.com/painting-on-wet-glue/

Paint with marbles and pine branches (make wrapping paper-mid post)

http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2011/12/scrabble-tile-teacher-gift-ornaments.html

Paint with bouncy balloons

http://picklebums.com/2013/04/02/bouncey-balloon-painting/

String paintings

Finger paint a name canvas

http://attackofthetwins.blogspot.ca/2011/08/new-artwork.html

Bleeding tissue paper paintings

http://www.bloombakecreate.com/2011/05/bleeding-tissue-fun/

Syringe Painting

Make shamrock prints for St Patrick's day with peppers

http://www.siayla.blogspot.ca/2011/03/jamie-orourke-and-big-potatoe-and.html

Spray painting for kids

http://www.inlieuofpreschool.com/sift-and-spray-paint-art/

Make pencil eraser pointillism's

http://spoonful.com/crafts/make-art-famous-artists-georges-seurat

Try squirt gun painting

http://www.blogmemom.com/art-activities-with-squirt-guns/

Paint with flower petals

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/kids-painting-activity-with-flower-petals.html

Paint with cookie cutters and practice spelling too

http://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/04/painting-with-cookie-cutters/

Print with forks (they used brushes for the stems but you could finger paint the stems to omit the brushes)

http://www.blogmemom.com/spring-art-tulip-painting/

Paint with natural elements

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/07/painting-with-nature-simple-summer-crafts.html

Block prints with string

http://whipup.net/2011/10/27/guest-blogger-series-printmaking-for-all-ages-yarn-block-prints/

Make 'pour' paintings

http://www.dillydaliart.com/2012/04/rainbow-pour-painting-on-terra-cotta.html

Pipecleaner painting

http://sarahlipoff.com/2013/04/05/painting-with-pipe-cleaners/

Paint with an assortment of toys

http://suzyhomeschooler.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/painting-without-brushes/

Funnel painting (an outside activity for sure)

http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2013/07/funnel-painting-art-for-kids.html

Try making your own painting tools that are not typical brushes

http://babbledabbledo.com/16-homemade-paint-brushes/#_a5y_p=1076481

Make cardboard paint scrappers (and other painting tools)

http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.ca/2011/04/experimenting-with-texture-homemade.html

Make natural paintbrushes

http://www.learning4kids.net/2012/08/28/textured-painting-with-natures-paint-brushes/

Make dot paintings with homemade dot stampers

http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.ca/2010/02/homemade-dot-stampers.html

Monoprinting with watercolours... the effect is beautiful...OK so you use a brush to dab the paint on the paper but you don't actually paint with the brush so I vote this one in too!