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How To Make Glitter Paint

5/1/2015

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How To Make Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
We made glitter paint today ... it was so easy to do and the colors turned out so pretty and sparkly.  I purchased a set of eight glad brand re-usable containers from walmart for under 3.00.  The containers had lids so we could cover up the paint when we were done.
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
I purchased alcohol free clear hair gel from Walmart ... there were a lot of choices but I chose the suave brand.  We laid all of the containers out and squeezed some of the hair gel into each one.
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
The next step was to add liquid watercolor to the hair gel.  You can also use food color if you do not have  liquid watercolor.  We did not use a set amount for each of the colors.  The children just put in a few drops to start with and stirred the watercolor and hair gel together with a craft stick.  If they wanted a darker color they added more of the liquid watercolor.

I purchased my watercolors from amazon ... here is the set that I have and here is a less expensive set that still had great ratings.
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
The last step was to add glitter.  I found a package of glitter (from Walmart) that contained 16 different color packs for under 3.00.  We matched the color of the glitter to the paint but you do not have to ... if you just have gold or silver glitter that would work fine too for the paint.
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
We mixed the paint and glitter together with craft sticks and the children decided how much glitter to use.  They did a great job determining if they had enough glitter.
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
The children dipped paint brushes in the paint and began making their creations.  The paint itself has a thicker consistency because of the hair gel and glides on nice and smooth on the paper.


You can see a video of this project by clicking below:  
Glitter Paint For Preschool and Kindergarten
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Tina B
5/1/2015 02:09:56 am

So pretty Shelley!! We will do this as a group project on Monday. Thank you so much for all or your teaching inspirations.

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Olivia UK
5/2/2015 01:45:12 am

Hi Shelley I made your glitter paint this morning for my two and three year olds and they had a blast. I love your website! Keep up the fab work :)

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