Magnet Painting

Last week, we did some exploring with magnets and everyone was excited and eager to get a turn to try this fun magnet painting activity.

Although this art process creates a messy looking effect, it is super clean and contained.

We used an old box, paper, paint, a strong magnet, and then magnetic marbles to move around. When I researched this activity, I saw some talented teachers that had taken the time to create a stand for the box so the kids could do this more independently. Maybe one day I'll create something like that, but this time it worked for me to just hold the box for each child as they manipulated the magnet underneath.

Even when it wasn't their turn, the kids loved to watch the process. It was almost like magic to watch the marbles dance around the paper.