We love using aluminum foil in unexpected ways to create tin foil art projects. Grab that foil and start with these creative foil art projects anyone can try!
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I love foil projects because the combo of reflective, shiny surfaces and vibrant markers can create amazing results for any age artist. Aluminum foil is also easy for kids to sculpt with, making it the perfect material for work.
8+ Cool Foil Art Project For Kids
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Creative Foil Portraits
Kids will love being inspired by Picasso to create fun foil portraits. Kids can practice drawing cubist portraits, and then they can choose their favorite for this fun aluminum foil art project.
Preschoolers through Middle Schoolers will love making this easy sculpture idea. Get all the tips for dividing your piece of foil to create a cool foil person today.
Create a simple Christmas tree or stained glass design with our easy step-by-step lesson. This is a great upper elementary art lesson for Winter (that doesn't have to be too Holiday-themed).
Grab that aluminum foil and cardboard for a fun Spring art idea that is great for kids in grades 2 and up. Beginners can add many different details and make artistic choices with simple flower designs. Making it a perfect art lesson for all abilities.
Students will easily understand the concept of warm and cool colors with this foil project. Look at artists like Romero Britto or even Jim Dine for inspiration when creating foil heart art.
Aluminum foil makes the perfect sculpting material to add extra sea plants, rocks and more to diorama school projects. Combine other craft materials to create a one-of-a-kind animal habitat school project.
Use to add extra sculpture materials under plaster cloth. Kids always found it easier to build structures and other facial features with aluminum foil.
Create DIY Christmas ornaments
Try stamping texture with scrunch up tin foil
You can see in-progress plaster cloth masks where the students altered the mask form with tin foil before using the plaster cloth.
Whether you wrap the tin foil around cardboard for a fun foil-embossing project or use it to create all sorts of 3-D art, there are so many cool foil art projects out there. Grab those supplies and start creating!
As a former art teacher, artist and mom, Erin knows how important expressing your creativity is. Even the youngest children can enjoy the process of artmaking with their families.
