Marble Painting The American Flag

Ages:: Preschoolers (3 to 5), School age (6+)
Play time:: 15 to 20 minutes
Setup:: 5 minutes
Where:: Table

Materials needed for the marble painting

Why it helps

It’s all about using handy materials to enhance your child’s developmental skills in a playful and creative way. Create a marble painting of the American flag and promote bilateral hand use, eye-hand coordination, fine motor control, and visual motor. Choking risk: marbles can be a choking hazard. Stay within arm's reach, and keep them away from children who still put things in their mouths.

We made this version of an American flag, using red and blue paint, marbles, and aluminum foil pan.

Step 1:

Tape a piece of construction paper to the bottom of the aluminum foil pan.

We will use another piece of construction paper to create a template that will help separate the red paint and the blue paint on the flag.

Step 2:

Ask the child to cut a rectangle shape from the construction paper. Keep both pieces of the construction paper.

Step 3:

Tape the small rectangle template on the top left corner.

Step 4 - Starting to work on red lines:

Dip the marbles in red color or squeeze red color on the construction paper in a few spots.

Step 5:

Place the marbles in the aluminum foil pan and ask the child to move the foil pan from side to side to create long red lines.

Step 6:

Remove the small rectangle template and place the rest of the construction paper on top of the red lines, so only the corner is open.

Step 7 - Starting to work on the blue corner:

Dip marbles in blue color or squeeze blue color on the construction paper in a few spots.

Step 8:

Place the marbles in the aluminum foil pan and ask the child to move the foil pan from side to side.

Step 9 - Uncover the flag:

Remove the construction paper to uncover the American flag.

These activities are for home practice and don't replace the guidance of a licensed therapist.