Marbling Paper With Oil And Food Coloring

The first time we worked on this we did it outside.

Marbling paper with oil and food coloring.

Pour oil into little bowls it does not take much. Liquid watercolors or food coloring. Was the result worth it. We also used some little condiment cups with lids to mix our oil and food coloring but you could use any container with a lid.

Kai enjoyed mixing the pans of water oil and coloring but then i m pretty sure that he would have enjoyed it just as much on a small scale like a small bowl or maybe even in a jar. Food coloring and oil. Let s get creative and fun in this marbling with oil crafts. It s one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have.

The shaving foam not cream method is one of the easiest least expensive and most kid friendly methods of marbleizing paper. My four year old and i tried a pinterest inspired paper marbling technique using food dye and cooking oil. We did this years ago when maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go. I had to try it to find out.

Paper crafts are always fun but when i first heard about marbling with shaving cream and food colour i was skeptical. And because it uses foam instead of water there s less chance of your pigment settling to the bottom of the pan. It s messy but worth it. We still love marbling paper with shaving cream but the effect is completely different with oil.

Spoons for stirring mixing the colors. Vegetable oil we also experimented with baby oil little bowls for individual colors. All you need is some vegetable oil some liquid food coloring a shallow tray or dish and some decently heavy paper. Sep 3 2019 marbling with oil and food coloring is one of the easiest ways to marble paper and it uses materials you likely already have at home.