Yarn painting is a fun, sensory-rich art experience for kids that allows them to dip yarn into paint and create prints.
Updated June 2024
There are so many ways you can create with yarn, but I bet you didn’t know you can use it for printmaking! Simply dip wads of yarn into paint and then press onto paper. That’s it!
This fun and easy art activity is also a great sensory experience for kids. They love the feeling of the wet and goopy yarn in their hands and seeing how it makes a unique print every time.
How to Do Yarn Painting
MATERIALS
- Tempera paint or liquid watercolors
- Watercolor paper
- Yarn
- Scissors
- Tray
- Small cups or bowls for paint
INSTRUCTIONS
- Set up workspace
We recommend working on a tray, to protect your workspace. Pour paint into small cups or bowls. Cut several lengths of yarn.
- Dip yarn
Gather some yarn together and create a ball or bundle of it. Then dip it into one of your paint bowls.
- Make prints!
Press the paint-y yarn onto your paper to make a print. Lift up to reveal. Make another print right away or dip your yarn into paint and make a new one.
Feel free to use different colors or mix colors.
You can also swirl your yarn on the paper to make cool designs.
We think the finished product is as beautiful as the yarn painting process is fun!
More Yarn Art for Kids
- 10 Fun Yarn Crafts for Kids
- Yarn Art Paintings for Kids
- Easy Yarn Suncatchers for Kids
- How to Make a Wooly Monster Yarn Wall Hanging
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