I'll admit to being a Type-A mommy when it comes to painting crafts. So, I'll admit to feeling a little stressed about the idea of a paint-saturated marble jumping out of the bin and rolling across the floor or hitting the wall. But it was worth it! The finished products were so colorful and beautiful!
I placed a piece of paper in the bottom of an inexpensive disposable roasting pan. Some people say to tape it down, and that probably would have been a good idea, but I just set it in the bottom. The kids chose which two colors + white went on the paper, and we sprinkled glitter on it. Then we dropped in a marble and started rolling! Yes, the marbles escaped a few times. But they made beautiful paintings, and they were so happy with the results!I found that my tempera paint was a little gloppy and the marble tended to get stuck at first, so on subsequent paintings I did a line of paint instead of a big glob. That seemed to help.
