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    Home » paint » Bubbling Glitter Paint

    Bubbling Glitter Paint

    Published: Apr 2, 2014 · Modified: May 17, 2022 by Vicky

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    We love creating art outdoors! There is something about being out in the fresh air that really gets those creative juices flowing. We have done Slide Painting and Squirt Bottle Painting. Today we are sharing a fun art and science activity we did outdoors - creating with Bubbling Glitter Paint. Because paint is cool, glitter paint is even better and bubbling glitter paint is awesome! Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself!

    Bubbling Glitter Paint - Learn how to create this simple outdoor paint using items you already have at home.

    You will need:

    • Baking soda
    • Powdered tempera paint
    • Vinegar
    • Glitter
    • Squeeze bottle
    • Container for paint
    • Paintbrushes

    Pour some baking soda into a plastic container. How much you use will depend on how much paint you wish to make. We filled our plastic containers until the bottoms were completely covered in baking soda. I then added a tablespoon of powdered tempera paint and mixed until the baking soda had changed color. I added some water and stirred until I got a paint like consistency.

    Fill a squirt bottle with vinegar and take your paint, vinegar and some glitter outside.

    Baking Soda Paint
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    Paint some shapes on the pavement. Since it is close to Easter, we decided to paint eggs, but you can paint whatever shape you like.

    Sidewalk paint

    When we finished painting, we sprinkled on some glitter because glitter makes everything better!

    Adding glitter to paint

    I love how the blue glitter shows up on the yellow paint. With just a few colors of paint and glitter you can create all sorts of colorful combinations.

    Glitter paint

    After we painted and glittered our eggs it was time to squirt on some vinegar. This is when the magic happened!

    Baking soda and vinegar reaction

    All of the paint started to bubble and something curious started to occur to the glitter...

    Bubbling Glitter paint

    Glitter bubbles started popping up in our erupting paint!

    Erupting Paint

    The kids poured more and more vinegar onto their painting so it would fizz and create more glitter bubbles.

    Glittery bubbles

    The more vinegar they added, the bigger the bubbles became.

    Bubbling paint

    I have to say this activity turned out different than I expected. I knew adding the vinegar would cause a reaction, but I had no idea that we would create these beautiful glitter bubbles. Try it yourself - I bet your kids will love bubbling glitter paint as much as mine did. In case you were wondering, the paint and glitter wash right away with a hose.

    Bubbling Glitter Paint - Learn how to create this simple outdoor paint using items you already have at home.

    For more fun baking soda activities check out:

    Baking Soda Experiments

    Rising Raisins

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    1. Melissa Lennig

      April 07, 2014 at 11:35 pm

      That is very pretty! Thanks for telling us how to do it!

    2. Ashley

      April 08, 2014 at 1:03 am

      This looks really fun, and I love how they are using the mayo container. lol

    3. JDaniel4's Mom

      April 20, 2014 at 10:08 pm

      This is super cool! We will need to try this!

    4. Julianne Treadwell

      October 29, 2018 at 7:37 am

      I know you posted this a long time ago, but I am just fining the idea now. COOL!! Any ideas on how you might be able to 'capture' this? Clearly paper would just get soggy. Maybe on a piece of wood painted white with exterior paint first?

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