We did this years ago when maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go.
Marbling paper with vegetable oil.
But it was a long fun day.
Also see if you can find the hidden mickey.
We also used some little condiment cups with lids to mix our oil and food coloring but you could use any container with a lid.
Marbling with oil and food coloring is beautiful.
We used baby oil in addition to vegetable oil and discovered that no matter what oil it still repels against water.
It s one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have.
Having the best oil paints can make creating these easier.
In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared on both lists.
Learn how to make marble paper.
Put about 1 2 tablespoon of cooking oil into a small bowl.
Blend a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
If you used different oils did you notice a difference.
Lift the paper to reveal your marbled paper.
All you need is some vegetable oil some liquid food coloring a shallow tray or dish and some decently heavy paper.
Paper you will want to use something a little thicker than regular paper.
We d seen several methods but we had almost all the supplies to marble with oil paints so we decided to try that out first.
It s messy but worth it.
We still love marbling paper with shaving cream but the effect is completely different with oil.
We used mead s academie wirebound sketch diary paper.