Bubble wrap printing

Bubble wrap painting allows children to create unique artwork and explore the properties of colour and shapes (circles), while also exploring a different texture and medium.

Equipment required

• Bubble wrap
• Paint
• Paint rollers or brushes

What do we do?

• Tape the bubble wrap to a table with the bubble side facing up
• Use the paint roller or brush to spread paint across the bubble wrap
• Lay your paper on top of the painted bubble wrap to transfer to pattern to your paper

What are we learning?

• Colours and shapes
• Transference and mirror images

Links to Te Whaariki

• Strand 5 - Exploration.  Goal 3 - Children experience an environment where they learn strategies for active exploration, thinking, and reasoning.