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Liquid watercolour galaxy (craft ideas for kids)

An incredibly simple painting activity for kids (especially those interested in space!)
The finished picture makes a great piece of artwork for a child’s bedroom.

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I am always looking for simple painting activities for kids – easy enough for a 3 and (almost) 2 year old to do and this was a hit with both my boys.  It’s so easy to create something beautiful with liquid watercolors
– they just blend together easily and the colours are really vibrant.

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To make a liquid watercolour galaxy, you will need:

  • liquid watercolours (we used blue, pink and purple)
  • watercolour paper (you don’t have to use this, but it does give a prettier effect and doesn’t go soggy!)
  • sparkly or holographic sticker dots/stars

COST: a few quid
AGE: toddlers & young children
TIME: 10 minutes or less (plus time to dry)

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How-to make a liquid watercolour galaxy:

  1. Take a piece of watercolour paper and paint it with 2 or 3 liquid watercolours.  Cover the whole paper, leaving no gaps.  You could also use some extra water to help the colours mingle (this was Pickle’s favourite bit).
  2. Leave the paper to dry completely (nap time is perfect for this)!
  3. Stick lots of sparkly stars and dots on your paper to make a ‘galaxy’.  Chops loved peeling the backing paper off and sticking the stars on top of each other.
    Older kids could stick their stars/dots to form constellations.
  4. You could use this to make a birthday card, or frame it and hang it on the wall!

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Are your kids interested in astronomy?
Have you done any space-themed crafts together?  Do please share below!

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  2. Kara
    March 13, 2014,

    I’m going to have to get brave and buy paint!

    • Hodge Podge
      March 13, 2014,

      Kara – the great thing about watercolour is that it washes off and cleans up REALLY easily!

  4. Sonya Cisco
    March 13, 2014,

    Ooh that is so pretty, and doesnt cound too complicated either- which is good, as I am hopeless!

    • Hodge Podge
      March 13, 2014,

      It really couldn’t be simpler Sonya – perfect for toddlers (and beginners)! 😉

    • Hodge Podge
      March 13, 2014,

      I find with really little ones, it’s far more about the process than the end result. Having said that, Pickle was very proud of his finished picture and it is still in pride of place on the staircase!
      Enjoy your crafting 🙂

  9. Rachel @ activities4kidz
    March 13, 2014,

    These look gorgeous. We will be doing start theme over next few weeks to link with a book I’ve got for a giveaway, so may have a go at this if I can find liquid watercolours!

    • Hodge Podge
      March 15, 2014,

      Thanks Rachel! Oooh – I’m excited to see what you do with them (we got ours from Amazon). They work really well with resist art too (white crayon/masking tape) x

  10. Lucie Aiston
    March 13, 2014,

    This looks amazing! … and so simple! Love it! My daughter is into arts and crafts! She’s 11!

  11. Mammasaurus
    March 13, 2014,

    Nice idea! Kitty is obsessed with stars so this is right up her street!

  14. intheplayroom
    March 13, 2014,

    These look great! I have seen such lovely things with liquid water colours they are definitely on my need to buy list at the moment

  16. Kirsty
    March 13, 2014,

    We bought a simple palette of watercolours last week as I am itching to do some watercolours. You get such a stunning effect and it is a great motivator for little ones to see what can be achieved with a little effort. Your galaxy is beautiful and something we would definitely try for ourselves x

  17. Model Mummy
    March 13, 2014,

    I have just started to do crafts with my toddler so we will be trying this one. Her Daddy is in to astronomy, he is much cleverer than me!

  18. Hellie's Corner
    March 13, 2014,

    I love watercolours, so easy to use and they wash out (of clothes) easily. I love the colours you have used, great end result.

  19. Jenny
    March 13, 2014,

    I’ve never tried watercolours with the children before but this looks fun!

  21. Pixee
    March 13, 2014,

    these are really pretty, such a lovely idea!

    xx

  23. agatapokutycka
    March 16, 2014,

    Great idea.
    I like the fact that it is fairly quick… our kids get bored sometimes even before they finish the project.

  24. Emily @amummytoo
    March 24, 2014,

    That’s a lovely ideas and definitely the sort of thing that can go on the wall when finished 🙂

  25. Anthea
    April 8, 2014,

    I love water colour painting and those colours look so pretty. This could so easily be adapted to make an underwater picture too! #pintorials

  27. Karly - Pullingers
    April 9, 2014,

    These look great! It can be difficult to find activities to occupy the kids and this is a really fun and simply craft to keep their creative minds flowing, and cheap too!

  30. [email protected]
    September 1, 2014,

    What a beautiful idea! My friend’s just had a baby – this will be perfect for making her a card from my two.

    • Hodge Podge
      September 2, 2014,

      Thanks Nell – I hope they enjoy it as much as mine did! 🙂

  31. Tarana Khan
    April 14, 2015,

    This looks so pretty! It’s perfect to hang up on the wall too.

    • Hodge Podge
      May 2, 2015,

      Thank you Tarana – I would love to do a huge one for the boy’s bedroom – great idea!

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