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After reading on Pink and Green Mama about experimenting with homemade paint brushes, we have been exploring painting with all different sorts of tools this year. Recently we tried making our own paint brushes with pom poms, and they worked very well for us.

Paint with Pom Poms

Originally I was planning to paint with cotton balls. Then I saw the pom poms sitting right next to them and thought they would probably hold up better as the kids were painting. We were doing a black and white painting to go along with our P is for Panda theme, so we only used two colors.

To set up the activity we pinched one-inch pom poms with clothespins. I matched the color to the paint color so the kids would have a little help remembering which pom pom went with which paint. This turned out to be a big help, and it would probably be even more helpful if we were using more colors.

First the kids explored making dots with the pom pom paint brushes.

Paint with Pom Poms

 I love that this was an activity my toddler and preschoolers could do together.

You’ll notice that Tinker has a white pom pom and black paint. That’s because I wasn’t thinking when I set up her materials, and I switched the colors. She was quick to point this out!

Paint with Pom Poms

 Each child made a couple of paintings. As they worked they experimented with using the pom pom paint brushes in different ways.

Paint with Pom Poms

The pom poms held a lot of paint. It wasn’t too much, just enough to make very vivid lines on their papers. I am looking forward to using this technique again with different colors and larger paper.

Paint with Pom Poms

After we finished our paintings I did a little research to see if anyone else was painting with pom poms, and I found this idea for using various size pom poms. That would be an interesting addition to the project. The kids could see the difference in the lines made by each size.

Pom pom painting can be use for seasonal art projects too!

Use them to set up this Christmas tree art invitation.

Christmas Tree Craft

Or use them make some adorable winter snowmen art!

Snowman Pom Pom Painted Winter Art

In the summer create some ice cream cone art!

Pom Pom Painted Ice Cream Cones

 

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  1. Raelynn Cameron

    I love this post 🙂 We did a similar activity a while back and matched our paints to the colors of our pom-poms. It was a great introduction to shades and tints with good discussion on how there are so many different “shades” of green or red or blue and so on.

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    • Shaunna

      We’ve tried it with a few different painting activities now, and the kids continue to enjoy it. I hope your son does, too!

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  5. Mary Catherine

    I pinned this project a bit ago . . . love the simplicity of it, and the way it lets kids see that painting doesn’t have to be done just one way! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Stress-Free Sunday. Hope your week is going well.

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    • Shaunna

      Thanks, Sam! It really turned out to be a great way for us to paint…all the kids could enjoy it in their own way! My only warning would be to make sure you have strong clothespins. I didn’t really realize there was a difference, but when we tried the activity a second time recently the pom poms started falling off. I realized I had grabbed some cheap clothespins, but when I switched them out it worked just like it did the firs time. 🙂

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  9. Lindsey

    Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!!

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    -Lindsey

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  10. Sugar Aunts

    We decided to feature your post on Share It Saturday tomorrow! We are always looking for fun indoor/sensory play ideas! Feel free to stop by sugaraunts.com tomorrow to check it out. We’ll also be sharing with our FB followers, so stop by and say hi if you like (We would love to connect with you there, too 🙂

    If you haven’t already, comment on our Share It Saturday Pinterest page and we can add you as a collaborator. You can start pinning any of your posts 🙂 The link will be on our blog post tomorrow.

    Hope to see you back at Share It Saturday!

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    • Shaunna

      I am so glad you can use this idea. I understand the need for activities to be useful for different age groups, and I love that you can use it with your kids in so many ways. Enjoy!

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    • Shaunna

      Thanks so much! There are definitely a lot of possibilities with clothes pins. I appreciate you stopping by. I just took a peak at your blog, and I love all of your craft activities. Following you on Facebook so I can see your newest stuff, too!

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  24. [email protected]

    How clever and fun. We have not experimented much with painting but since both my girls love to paint I think we should start. And this project has inspired me, what fun! Thanks so much for sharing on We Made That!

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    • Shaunna

      Glad I could give you a little inspiration. I have some paint lovers here, too. They would be happy if we could paint every day.

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    • Shaunna

      🙂 I understand his attachment. That’s a really fun pretend play setup. Let me know if you try cotton balls. I originally planned to use them, but I thought they might fall apart as the kids were painting.

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    • Shaunna

      Thanks! I tried with a toddler and two preschoolers, and they all had fun. I was worried the toddler would try to pull it apart, but she painted and had no trouble. 🙂

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