Well, here’s a glue resist art project for kids that gives them the opportunity to squeeze out glue to their hearts content. And then to paint the whole thing once the glue has dried.
We did this with Halloween themes, just ’cause Halloween is around the corner, but you could do it with any image or theme, even completely abstract.
Glue Resist Art Project for Kids
MATERIALS
Watercolor paper or card stock (sometimes I cut down a piece of poster board into 6 or so pieces to use)
1. Squeeze the glue out onto the paper into any image or design desired.
Tip :: If you have a toddler or someone who has difficulty squeezing the bottle, offer the mini size or cut a larger hole in the top of the bottle.
2. Let dry overnight.
3. Paint on and around the dried glue lines with watercolor paint.
That’s all! Easy and fun!
See how the glue lines resist the watercolor paint?
Note :: The pumpkin image above is one that I made with the glue but Daphne begged to paint it so I let her.
Another Glue Resist Art Project for Kids
If your kid is into glue guns and/or you don’t want to have to wait overnight for glue to dry, you can make your glue image with a glue gun instead of a squeeze bottle of white glue. The large poster-board size spiderweb above is one that I made with a hot glue gun (and Daphne painted).
back when i was in elementary we did this on black paper and used pastels to color. It made a stain glass effect. Till this day this is my favorite art project.
I just did a similar project with my preschool class. But we put black paint in the glue so it made black outlines, then watercolored when dry. It looked like stained glass, and was very striking. I love this project.
7 Comments
Jennifer
October 3, 2014 at 10:47 amMy kids just saw this post with me. They are doing it right now! Fabulous idea!
Jean Van't Hul
October 4, 2014 at 8:03 amAwesome, Jennifer!
priscilla
October 30, 2014 at 6:38 pmDoes the glue remain on the paper? Or do you peel it off? ?
Jean Van't Hul
October 31, 2014 at 8:16 amLeave it on, Priscilla!
shelly nelson
March 19, 2015 at 3:02 pmback when i was in elementary we did this on black paper and used pastels to color. It made a stain glass effect. Till this day this is my favorite art project.
Cathy
March 24, 2015 at 10:22 amI just did a similar project with my preschool class. But we put black paint in the glue so it made black outlines, then watercolored when dry. It looked like stained glass, and was very striking. I love this project.
blima
June 24, 2015 at 8:09 amwould this work on canvas and acrylics?