I am a huge fan of Instagram! I should have known that I would be. I am obsessed with pictures. Not only do I love looking at all the pictures, I love getting all the great ideas! There are a few accounts that I follow that do weekly challenges.
One of my absolute favorites is called Smocks On. This group is all about getting crafty with your kids. They want to see the parents getting involved in the projects as well. A couple of weeks ago the challenge was to do art with shapes. I immediately thought of this circle painting project that I had been wanting to do.
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Supplies for Circle Painting Process Art
When we were in Michael’s that week for Camp Creativity, I spotted a roll of white paper in their dollar section. I was pretty excited to find this. I don’t think the kids quite understood my excitement. Once I had the paper, I headed back to the acrylic paints and snagged a bottle of black paint for only 79 cents!
How to do Circle Painting with Kids
The project is fairly simple. We squirted the black paint into paper plates. Then we used a paper towel tube to paint the circles onto the white paper. We also painted circles onto some blank note cards I had stashed in my craft cabinet.
The hardest part for the kids was having to wait for the paint to dry. This only took about an hour though. Some of the circles were painted a little thicker than others! Once the black paint was dry, we used watercolors to paint the circle art that we had made.
I am pretty sure I enjoyed this part more than the kids! I had not used watercolor paints since I was a kid. I thought the result was beautiful!
Turn Artwork into Cards and Gift Wrap
I love artwork but I also like things with a purpose. I was thrilled to be able to turn this art project into handmade gift wrap and cards to use for special occasions.
Great ideas – the personally made wrapping paper is so unique & beautiful – but too special to rip off & throw away! I love it but can especially see the handmade cards up on several refrigerators which is the highest compliment ever!!
Thanks so much Kathy!!! You’ll have to try it with the grandkids! ?
This is such a cute idea! I will have to try it with my kiddos.
Thanks Emily! Let me know how it turns out! 🙂
This is such a pretty cool idea!
Thanks Jess!
This is such a great idea! I will absolutely try this with my kids!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
You totally should! I think they would enjoy it!
These are so pretty, and I love that all ages can participate!
Thank you Vicki! I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it way more than the kiddos!
This is so fun (and so inexpensive!). My daughter would be all over this easy craft 🙂
I’m sure she would love it Corey! It was a lot of fun!
This is such a fun idea! I can’t wait till my little is old enough to do crafts with me!
It is one of the best parts of having kids…..getting to craft more!
This is THE coolest idea ever. I seriously have leftover toilet paper rolls and an anxious toddler (he sees those as craft things — haha). So this is legit perfect.
That is awesome Rachel! I’m sure he will enjoy it!
This is such a cute idea!! Love the idea of using it as gift wrap! What a great way to use their cute work!
Thanks Alex! It is so hard to keep all of their artwork. I love when I can find other ways to use it!
This looks amazing! Fun for everyone and a such a special way to wrap a gift. I’ll be sharing this for sure (and stealing for a craft day with my kiddos, too!)
Let me know if you try it Meredith! I’d love to see how yours turns out!
I can’t wait to do this with my daughter and make something adorable to hang in her bedroom!!!
This would be so cute! I hope she enjoys it!
This reminds me of a craft my sisters and I used to do when we were little.. Fun!
That is awesome Lynn! You’ll have to break out the paints again! 🙂
BRB…. running to Michael’s to find this paper. This is such a fun idea! It looks so cool, and the fact that it is home made is extra awesome!
Thank you Danielle! I hope you have as much fun as we (I) did! 🙂
This is so cute! I can’t wait to try this with my toddler.
Thanks Melissa! I’m sure your toddler will enjoy it. Painting is so much fun!
I’m definitely going to do this for wrapping paper this Christmas!
I love that idea!
Love this! Happy giving and celebrating of course.
Thank you!
I love this! I’ve just been looking for some inspiration for art to do with the kids tomorrow, and I think I’ve just found it! Thank you.
Thanks Robyn! I hope you have fun with it too!