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Home / Early Learning / Art and Crafts / How to Make a Marbled Homemade Christmas Card with Kids

How to Make a Marbled Homemade Christmas Card with Kids

Shared by Mary Catherine 3 Comments

Over the summer, our preschool campers made marbled cards for their parents. We had such a blast with it, so I wanted to recreate it for the holidays! This way, every one of my students can bring a homemade Christmas card to their families in December.

Be sure to add this to your list of Christmas activities for preschoolers.

Kids can make a marbled art homemade Christmas card for their family

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Table of Contents

  • Marbled Art Homemade Christmas Card
    • Materials
    • Directions
    • A Word About Paints
  • More Ideas for a Homemade Christmas Card
  • Christmas Resources for Preschool Teachers

Marbled Art Homemade Christmas Card

We had such a blast making these homemade Christmas cards with the marbling process! It can get a bit messy, but I think that just adds to the fun.

Materials

Shaving cream
Shallow pan or tray
Toothpick or plastic knife
Card stock, construction paper, or white cards
Paints – we used the following:

  • Glittery liquid watercolors provided by Discount School Supplies
  • Tempera paint
  • Acrylic paint
Shaving cream for marbled homemade Christmas card

Directions

First, spray shaving cream onto a shallow tray, then spread it into a mostly-even layer.

It doesn’t have to be very tall – just enough that none of the tray below is peaking through.

Shaving cream marbled homemade Christmas card

Then, add little drops of paint sporadically onto the top of the shaving cream.

I just let the kiddos do this straight from the paint bottles.

If that doesn’t work with your children, they could use eye droppers for the watercolors or paint brushes for the other paints.

Getting ready to make marbled art homemade Christmas card

Use a toothpick or plastic knife to marble the paints together.

When I showed the preschool children how to do this, I likened it to connecting the dots and slicing into the shaving cream.

Be sure not to roughly the mix the shaving cream and paint together, as that doesn’t yield a marbled effect.

Marbled art ready to be made into a homemade Christmas card

Related: Christmas Process Art

Take the paper (we used white cards) and place it face down on top of the shaving cream and paint.

Gently press the card into the shaving cream, rubbing along the entire piece of paper.

This is how the paint is transferred to the paper, thus creating a print.

Homemade Christmas card kids can make

Gently remove the paper/card and place on another tray, face up.

Using a sturdy piece of cardboard or a ruler, press down and wipe the entire length of the card.

This removes the shaving cream, but leaves the paint behind. Let everything dry!

Marbled homemade Christmas card kids can make for their families

Once the paper is dry, fold it in half to create a card.

Depending on the thickness of the paper, there may be some curling along the edges.

We fixed that by placing some heavy books on top of the cards for a while.

Beautiful marbled homemade Christmas art

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Then let the kids write their Christmas greetings inside the cards!

If there is paint on the inside of the card, cut out a piece of white paper and let the children write on that.

Then glue or tape the message inside the homemade Christmas card!

A Word About Paints

I let the preschoolers choose which paints they wanted to use.

I had green and red tempera, acrylic, and glitter watercolors available.

The acrylic paint yields the boldest colors, with the watercolors creating a pastel-like effect. The tempera paint seemed to come out in between.

No matter the paint, the children loved how their marbled art cards came out!

Marbled art homemade Christmas card

Please keep in mind that acrylic paints aren’t really washable if they get on clothes (not all tempera paints are, either). I had the kids wear smocks while they painted, just to be sure!

Have you ever tried shaving cream marbling? Would your child like making a homemade Christmas card this way?


More Ideas for a Homemade Christmas Card

Christmas Lights Thank You Cards from Rainy Day Mum
Washi Tape Christmas Cards from Mama Smiles
Washi Tape Baubles from Crafty Kids at Home
Hole Punch Christmas Tree Card from Sugar Aunts
Buttons and Cardboard Cards from Teach Me Mommy
Simple Holly Card from Peakle Pie
Hanging Star Card from Witty Hoots
Nativity Thank You Cards from 3 Dinosaurs
Penguin Christmas Card from Adventures of Adam
Gingerbread Man with Candy Cane from The Gingerbread house
Pop Up Painting from My Bright Firefly
Kid Made Fingerprint Wreath Card from Mum in the Madhouse
Free Printable Christmas Cards from The Creative Pair
Merry and Bright Kids’ Christmas Cards from Books & Giggles

Christmas Resources for Preschool Teachers

Save time planning (and, really, you can use all the time you have around the holidays!) with already done-for-you resources from Preschool Teacher 101. There are lesson plans, math and STEM activities, and literacy resources just for you! Be sure to check out the membership options for even more savings. You can also find us on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Click on the photos below for more information about Christmas resources:

  • Gingerbread Man Preschool Lesson Plans
Marbled Art Homemade Christmas Card - a fun art experience that yields a beautiful Christmas card kids can give

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  1. Laura says

    November 30, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    Kids would love making these Christmas cards!

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  2. Laura says

    December 23, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    i was wondering if i Can do this on a canvas with my kids ??? was wanting to do a christmas painting from kids ??

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    • Mary Catherine says

      December 23, 2018 at 8:29 pm

      That is a great question, Laura! I’ve never done so, but now I want to try it out with the kids. I think it would work – just make sure you set up the surface of the shaving cream so it’s the right size for the canvas. If you try it before I do, be sure to let me know!!

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