Balloon Printed Chicks Kids Craft

I’m so excited to share a fun and colorful way to celebrate spring with some creative balloon painting! This technique is perfect for little hands and adds a playful twist to painting. Today I will show how to make easy Balloon Printed Chicks Craft using your balloon. Balloon Print Chicks Sq

Balloon Printing is super simple and is so much fun for kids or anyone really! I mean, who doesn’t want to paint with balloons, right?!

Supplies you will need:

balloons (we typically use water balloons because of their small size)
paint
paper plates
heavy cardstock paper

Step-by-step guide:

1. Prepare your balloons and paint

To get started, decide how many colors you will be painting with and blow up that many balloons. As I mentioned, we love to use water balloons because they make the perfect size prints. If you use a regular sized balloon you will only need to fill it up about half way with air, maybe even less.

2. Pour different color paints on plates

Pour a small amount of paint onto each paper plate and then place your balloon onto the paint. In this instance, we decided to paint with rainbow colors and happened to have coordinating balloon colors which made the experience even more fun.

3. Stamp on paper using balloon

After you have your heavy cardstock paper out and ready, pick up a balloon and then press it down onto your paper firmly to make a circle balloon print. Depending on how much paint is on your balloon, you might be able to make a couple prints before dipping it back into the paint. Dab it back into the paint when needed, and continue making prints.

4. Play with different colors

When you are finished with one color, simply put the balloon back onto the paint and move onto another color. My daughter saw the rainbow colors and printed herself a rainbow.

How to Make Balloon Print Chicks

Leaving it as an open-ended art activity is fantastic and works especially great for toddlers. For preschool age or older, using balloon prints for fun craft projects is also a great way to enjoy the activity. We have made Ladybugs, Bees, Flowers and a Caterpillar with balloon prints and today I’m showing you how simple it is to make cute little chicks. These little guys are inspired by some fun potato print chicks I saw other day.

In addition to the materials listed above, you’ll also need:

orange cardstock paper
googly eyes
orange oil pastel or crayon
glue

Tutorial:

1. Make grass and chicks using balloon

Use green paint to make balloon print grass at the bottom of your paper. Also, use yellow paint to make prints onto your paper for the chicks. Let your paper dry completely.