Field of Flowers Tinfoil Painting

This springtime painting activity uses the fun and simple technique of stamping with tinfoil.

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Materials:

• aluminum foil (crushed into balls of various sizes)

• finger paint/ tempera paint

• mixed media paper (See the note below about paper.)

• paintbrush

• paper plate

• popsicle stick (optional)

The process is quite simple, and artists of all age and skill levels are sure to enjoy the activity.

Bonus: You don’t have to be a talented painter to create a beautiful finished project. This is more an impressionistic or abstract expression of a field of flowers. Perfect for some springtime artsy fun.

Steps:

1. Gather your supplies and crush some balls of aluminum foil. (These will be your flower stamps.)

2. Decide which paint colors you will use for your flowers.

3. Mentally divide your paper in half horizontally. This is the horizon line and the flowers should go on or above this line.

4. Dip a tinfoil ball into one paint color (not green) and stamp it in random places above your “horizon line.”

5. Repeat with a second ball of tinfoil dipped in a second flower petal color.

6. Use a paintbrush to paint the green stems for each stamped flower.

7. Press the tip of the paintbrush onto each painted stem to add leaves.

8. Paint grass across the bottom of the paper.

Voilá! You have a painted field of flowers.

Tips:

• only use 2 colors of paint with younger kids to keep the process simple

• challenge older kids by having them mix their colors using only primary paints to form their palette.

• lightly sketch in pencil guide marks for little kids to show them a horizon line.

• use smaller balls of tin foil to stamp small flowers below the horizon line.

• be sure to stamp the flowers randomly, not all in a straight line.

• kids will want to continue stamping with the tinfoil because it’s so fun. Give them an extra paper to make abstract art with once their field of flowers is complete

That’s all there is to it. Have fun stamping with tinfoil.

Note about the paper: We used mixed media paper which holds up great for tempera paint. We did try this activity on thick printer paper, but it buckled considerably, so we would not recommend that. You would likely have good results on inexpensive watercolor paper.

Want to save this idea for later? The image below is pinnable. Thanks!

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