HOW TO MAKE MARBLED PLANETS ART
- black and white cardstock paper (12-inch by 12-inch size)
- acrylic paint in several colors
- shaving cream
- 3 foil containers (we found ours at Dollar Tree $1 for a pack of 4)
- rubber spatula
- toothpicks
- squeegee
- gold glitter glue
- sponge brush or paint brush
- glue stick
2. Squirt shaving cream into your foil containers, enough to fill the bottom of the pans. Use your rubber spatula to spread the shaving cream out evenly and make it as smooth as you can.
3. Squirt various colors of acrylic paint onto your shaving cream. We do lines in various directions. Use your toothpick to make lines up and down, side to side and diagonally to create a marbled look in your paint.
4. Press your circle down into the paint and lightly rub all over the circle to get the shaving cream to stick to the entire circle. Carefully remove the circle from the paint and let it sit for 1-2 minutes. Use your squeegee to remove the shaving cream from your circle. You are left with a beautiful marbled planet.
5. Glue your planets onto your black cardstock paper.
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Love these, they look awesome and so fun to make!
I love these planets! If you can believe it we have only painted with shaving cream once…and it was years ago! I am pinning this for our Outer Space week…thanks friend!
@Katie A Little Pinch of PerfectThank you Katie!
@ToniiThanks Tonii! It had been quite a while since we have painted with shaving cream too. It was fun to try it out again!
delicious!
So, so pretty! 😉
I you do this with a class, how many can you make until you have to make another batch? I need to know how many cans of shaving cream I would need for a class of 20.
We usually only use the batch twice and then remake it. After two times the marbling effect doesn’t turn out great at all.
This looks lovely! Are you able to dip more than one piece of paper at a time or do you have to redo the pie tin each time someone puts their paper in it? I am thinking of trying this with a class of 10. Thanks so much!
Hi Jessica, Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you! We usually use the pan for two and then remake it. After two, the marbled pattern isn’t that great. Hope that is helpful!
This is lovely. My Preschoolers will love making it. Thanks.