Easy Holiday Tin Foil Art Project For Kids
Are you looking for a fun art process that yields outstanding results? Get all the tips for making this fun tin foil art this holiday season.
We love how cool Sharpies on tin foil can look. Kids will love creating different holiday designs. You can make a holiday saying, wreath, Santa hat, or even a tin foil faux stained glass Christmas tree.
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Notes About Art Materials*
- You can use bottled glue or hot glue. If using bottle glue, we recommend using Glue-All as it holds its form more than regular school glue.
- For large groups, we skip the hot glue and use bottled glue. The results still work well.
- We used this brand of aluminum foil because it is what we had on hand.
- If using a hot glue gun, monitor children and help them complete this step.
- If you do not like the texture of the cardboard, find a smoother board to work on.
Easy Holiday Art Tutorial
Step 1: Create A Design In Glue
We recommend drawing your holiday designs on the cardboard with glue right away. If children sketch a design first, they add too much detail, making it harder to trace with hot or regular glue.
Step 2: Let The Glue Dry
If you are using hot glue, you can move on to the next steps quickly. If you do this with regular glue, you may need to wait overnight for the glue lines to dry completely.
Step 3: Cover The Cardboard With Aluminum Foil
- Cover the side with the raised glue first.
- Rub the designs carefully.
- Wrap the edges around the cardboard once all the relief desings are shown.
Step 4: Add Color
Use your creativity to add colors in fun ways to your holiday tin foil art.
Optional: Use Rubbing Alcohol
Add a little rubbing alcohol to Sharpies and aluminum foil to get a really cool effect. We used a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip to create a wintery background.
Tips
- Be careful not to push too hard with the markers or your fingers. You do not want the tin foil to rip.
- You can experiment with rubbing alcohol on your permanent markers for an excellent blending effect.
- Be careful not to smudge the wet marker while you are coloring.
- Paint markers take longer to dry.
- Duller marker tips may work better. Be careful not to push too hard when coloring.
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We know your children will love creating beautiful tin foil Christmas art projects. Let them have fun making different designs to spread holiday cheer.
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Easy Tin Foil Holiday Art
Equipment
- 1 Pair Of Scissors
Supplies
- 1 piece of Cardboard ours are 5" x 6"
- Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil
- Permanent Markers
- Hot Glue and Glue Gun
- Elmer's Glue All
- Rubbing Alcohol optional
- Gold Paint Marker optional
Instructions
- Draw your holiday design on a piece of cardboard with glue or hot glue.
- Let the glue fully dry.
- Cover the Christmas drawing with tin foil.
- Press the raised design carefully.
- Fold the edges around the back.
- Use colored permanent markers to design your tin foil art.
- Optional: use rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip to blend marker colors together.
Notes
- Be careful not to push too hard with the markers or your fingers. You do not want the tin foil to rip.
- You can experiment with rubbing alcohol on your permanent markers for an excellent blending effect.
- Be careful not to smudge the wet marker while you are coloring.
- If you are using rubbing alcohol, use a little on a Q-tip to blend colors. Don’t rub too hard or you will remove the color.
