Candy Cane Marble Painting

Rolling marbles around in paint creates candy cane inspired art. The children learn to control the speed and direction of the marble by manipulating the tray. 

Favourite Holiday Activities

Here are some of our favourite holiday activities from years past!

Holiday Carnation Experiment

http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2012/12/holiday-carnations.html







Seasonal Sensory Bin 
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2013/12/seasonal-sensory-bin.html

 
 
Holiday Play Dough
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2012/12/holiday-play-dough.html




Christmas Tree Stringing
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2012/12/christmas-tree-stringing.html



Scented Candy Cane Paint
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2012/12/candy-cane-paint.html



Stamped Wrapping Paper
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2014/12/stamped-wrapping-paper.html



Big Floor Holiday Stamping
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2012/12/holiday-inspired-stamping.html



Candy Cane Marble Painting
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2011/11/candy-cane-inspired-painting.html



Sorting Presents
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2013/12/sorting-presents.html



How Many Presents?
http://mrsmclennan.blogspot.ca/2014/12/how-many-presents.html

Candy Cane Paint

We had a great time today painting with candy cane paint - a mixture that will appeal to multiple senses!  All you need is shaving cream, mint/peppermint extract, and red food colouring. 

Squirt some shaving cream into a bowl...

...add a few drops of the extract and food colouring...

...and swirl together lightly to achieve a candy cane striped appearance. Do not over mix the ingredients or the candy cane effect will be lost.

This paint is so irresistible - it looks wonderful, smells delicious, and is so soft and squishy to touch! We enjoyed painting with it on the easel. Because it's easy to clean up, it's great when painted by brushes or as a fingerpaint.

I plan on making another batch for when we do painting in the tub again!