{"id":957,"date":"2015-01-18T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/18\/valentines-heart-painting-wi-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-25T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T15:04:58","slug":"valentines-heart-painting-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/valentines-heart-painting-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Heart Painting with Waterbeads"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Waterbeads are a firm favourite with my kids and we are
\nalways looking for new ways to use them in our activities. Our favourites so
\nfar have been our \u201cPretend Baking<\/a>\u201d and \u201cWitches Bubbling Brew<\/a>\u201d messy play
\nactivities. I have been trying to think of a way to incorporate
\nwaterbeads into one of our arts and crafts projects for a while now and this
\nweek I decided to try out an idea I\u2019d had. So I embarked on an experimental
\npainting session with Bella one morning whilst the boys were busy in school. We
\npainted some Valentines love hearts using waterbeads, paint and then added in
\nsome shaving foam. This turned out to be a very lively activity and maybe a
\nlittle messier than I was expecting, but Bella found it all absolutely
\nhilarious so it was all (just about) worth it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I cut out a big pile of paper hearts all ready for painting
\nand we set to work. The first thing we tried, after securing the heart into the
\ncentre of a deep tray using masking tape, was to add in a few splodges of paint
\nand a handful of waterbeads over the paper heart. I then encouraged Bella to
\nlift the tray and swirl the waterbeads around in the paint and the result
\nwas\u2026paint covered waterbeads all over the table and floor! I had grossly
\nunderestimated the power Bella had to swirl them around the tray. I can see the
\nfunny side of it now looking back at this short video, but I wasn\u2019t as happy
\nwhen the activity was taking place.<\/div>\n
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Not one to give up we forged ahead with a new technique. We
\nadded some waterbeads to a bowl along with a splodge of pink paint and Bella
\nmixed this all together until the waterbeads were nicely coated in the paint.
\nShe then spooned them into the tray over another taped down heart. This time
\nshe swirled them around using a paintbrush. There were still a few escapees,
\nbut nothing like the carnage of our first attempt.<\/div>\n
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We couldn\u2019t possibly use our waterbeads without adding in
\nsome shaving foam fun as well. Waterbeads and shaving foam are a fab
\ncombination, so we loaded up our tray again. This time with a layer of shaving
\nfoam and then Bella spooned in some of the paint covered waterbeads. Bella got
\nstuck in with her hands and then she pressed a heart shaped piece of paper down
\nonto the tray to print a lovely swirly pattern onto it.<\/div>\n
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Then Bella being Bella
\nhad to get her hands and arms fully submerged into the mixture. She then did
\nsome lovely foamy handprints onto another heart to finish of the activity.<\/div>\n
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Bella then spent another 10 mins playing around in a bowl of
\nwarm water to clean up all of the paint and shaving foam that she was covered
\nin. This provide a lovely extension to the activity, which gave me chance to
\npick up all of the waterbead escapees from the floor and wipe down the table
\naround her.<\/div>\n
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We have joined up with a whole host of other fabulous kids arts and crafts bloggers to share our favourite Valentine’s Day crafts and activities with you all. Please take a look through the links below and pop over to each of them to read and pin some more great Valenine’s Day ideas.<\/p>\n

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Preschool Fun: Painting and Lacing Hearts<\/a> from Bare Feet on the Dashboard<\/p>\n

Simple Heart and Kisses Valentine Card<\/a> from Witty Hoots<\/p>\n

Paper Heart Bunting<\/a> from Peakle Pie<\/p>\n

Sensory Valentine’s Day Hearts Guessing Game<\/a> from Mama Smiles<\/p>\n

Wax Resist Valentine Cards<\/a> from The Gingerbread House<\/p>\n

Heart Cracker Crisps<\/a> from Betsy’s Photography<\/p>\n

Valentine’s Day Blessing Activity <\/a>from Betsy’s Photography<\/p>\n

Valentine Sensory Soup<\/a> from Learning and Exploring Through Play<\/p>\n

Salt Dough Hand Keepsake<\/a> from Learning and Exploring Through Play<\/p>\n

Heart Sensory Bag<\/a> from Learning and Exploring Through Play<\/p>\n

Salt Dough Heart Candle Holder<\/a> from Messy Little Monster<\/p>\n

Sensory Friendly Valentines<\/a> from Mosswood Connections<\/p>\n

Paper Weight Rock Valentine’s Day Gifts<\/a> from Teach Me Mommy<\/p>\n

Paper Bag Tea Cups<\/a> from KidPep<\/p>\n

Ten Fun Valentine Ideas for Tots<\/a> from My Bright Firefly<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Heart Mobile<\/a> from Must Love Waffles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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