Five Minute Craft: Magnet Painting

Magnet painting is science and art wrapped up in a colorful package.  And it’s a super simple set-up project too. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) at its easiest :)

Magnet painting is science and art wrapped up in a colorful package. And it's a simple set-up project too. STEAM (Sci/Tech/Eng/Art/Math) at it's easiest.

Magnet painting is science and art wrapped up in a colorful package. And it's a simple set-up project too. STEAM (Sci/Tech/Eng/Art/Math) at it's easiest.

Magnet Painting Supplies Needed

For this project, you’ll need a few items that you can easily pick up online or ask around the school to see if anyone has some magnet wands you can borrow.

  • Magnet wand
  • Various metal items like ball bearings, springs & screws
  • Various non-metal items like marbles
  • Paper
  • Plastic tray or box (I used an old 9″ x 13″ food container)
  • Tempera paint
  • Cups or palette to dip the metal pieces in
  • Spoons to get the painted covered pieces into the tray

Magnet Painting Supples Left Brain Craft Brain

Magnet Painting How-To

To begin painting, pour your paint into something deep enough to drop your metal pieces into.   I have this awesome cup palette {affiliate} but an egg carton works well too.  Then cut your paper to fit your tray and place a piece inside. Now it’s time to paint!  Dip a metal piece in paint and drop it into the tray.  Then take the magnet wand and move it around under the plastic tray as this keeps the metal pieces rolling smoothly.

Enjoying Magnet Painting Left Brain Craft Brain

 

Magnet Painting Left Brain Craft Brain FB4

See Magnet Painting in Action

We love this project so much that we whipped up a video for it!

Time for Experimentation

One of the best parts of this project is that kids can learn a little science while painting.  You can use all metal pieces or you can throw in some things that the magnet can’t move like glass marbles.  Even all of the metal pieces moved differently.  Some were too heavy and some like the metal bead chain stopped moving when they got covered in paint.  Our favorite was the springs because they rolled around and left cool stripes.

Spring Closeup Left Brain Craft Brain

More Art and STEAM Projects and Ideas

Check out some of our other favorite art and STEAM ideas!

40 of the Best Art Projects for Kids (lots more integrated art ideas here!)

Your kids will love this collection of art projects for kids! You'll find everything you need for cool art projects and simple art lessons for kids. Process art, arts integration projects, recycled art, and more. Many using arts and crafts materials you already have at home.

 

Looking for some more STEAM inspiration that you can use right now? Instant gratification style? Check out STEAM Explorers!! The coolest creative experience for kids is here! It's a digital book of the month club filled with tons of fun stuff for the kids to do and learn. All engineer, teacher, and mom-approved. And most definitely KID APPROVED!⁣

What’s included?⁣

  • A monthly digital magazine with cool themes that are fun to read
  • Hands-on, exciting projects the kids will love.⁣
  • Science, tech, engineering, art, and math learning YOU’LL love.⁣
  • Delicious recipes the kids can make.⁣
  • Fun printables and games⁣

Join us as we make some music in March!! All in the name of having fun with STEAM, of course. We’re exploring sound waves and animal ears and of course, music through hands-on projects the kids will love. The kids will love creating their own rhythms, testing sound with spoons, seeing sound waves with salt, amping up their ear power with paper, and so much more! You’ll love the helpful standards-based learning, printables, and tools that make STEAM exploration easy! 

We’ve split the issue into four weekly themes:

  • This issue has four weekly themes to inspire your kiddos:
  • WEEK 1: MAKING NOISE
  • WEEK 2: SEEING SOUND
  • WEEK 3: HEARING NATURE
  • WEEK 4: CREATING MUSIC

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  6. Such a fun idea! You could also add a writing component by having little ones use tweezers to get the objects out of the paint instead of the spoon. I will have to do this activity with my storytime friends soon!

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