Easy craft for kids

How to make a magic string painting

Pull a string through paint and see what appears. It uses things most homes already have, like paper, crayons and glue.

Picture guide for making a magic string painting — Part of the picture guide. The full guide opens in the Kids Zone.

Craft 5 steps With a grown up

What you need

Paper
A piece of string
Washable paint in a few colors
A paper plate for the paint

A grown up helps with: Setting up the paint and wiping hands.

The first 3 steps

Fold the paper in half, then open it.
Dip the string in paint, holding one end clean.
Lay the painty string on one half of the paper.

2 more steps finish the craft.

Open in the Kids Zone

With a free account, kids follow every step with the full picture guide, Read it to me buttons, an I made it! cheer and a page to print.

Open in the Kids Zone Log in

The Free plan needs no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month. Only parents and guardians sign up; kids never need their own account.

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For grown ups

Use safe scissors and washable glue or paint. A grown up does any cutting through card and any hole punching. Crafts like this build fine motor skills, following directions and pride in making something.